Russian forces moved in quickly, driving the Georgians back, pushing deep into Georgia and creating buffer zones around South Ossetia as well as the other breakaway region - Abkhazia in the northwest.

• 俄罗斯军队迅速开进，把格鲁吉亚军队击退，并深入格鲁吉亚境内，在南奥塞梯以及西北部寻求独立的阿布哈兹地区周围设立了缓冲区。