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Russian tanks approach the Russian border as they drive through the northern part of breakaway South Ossetia

24 Aug 2008

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Russian tanks approaching the Russian border pass by cattle as they drive through the northern part of breakaway South Ossetia August 24, 2008. A U.S. navy warship arrived in Georgia's main Black Sea port of Batumi on Sunday with humanitarian aid as Russia ignored Western demands to remove its remaining troops from Georgia's heartland. REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov (GEORGIA)
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