President Mikhail Saakasjvili har erklært krigstilstand for to uker og parlamentet har godkjent vedtaket.

«I have signed a decree on a state of war. Georgia is under a state of total military aggression by the Russian navy, air force, large-scale ground operations,» Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili said.

The Georgian parliament approved the emergency decree, which will last for 15 days and is equivalent to declaring martial law.

Georgia declares ‘state of war’ as Russian bombs fall