Turning to international news. The Russian Defense Ministry confirmed Friday that Russian tanks and troops have entered the region of South Ossetia following days of conflicts between Georgia and the breakaway region. The ministry also said that more than 10 of its peacekeepers in South Ossetia have been killed amid a Georgian offensive. The ministry said necessary assistance will be rendered to the Russian peacekeepers, the citizens of the Russian Federation in North Ossetia and the self-proclaimed republic. (www.hXen.com) Eyewitnesses earlier said over 100 tanks, armored personnel carriers, and self-propelled guns had moved across the Russian border. In an earlier report, senior Georgian security officials said Russian jets bombed a military airbase outside the Georgian capital Tbilisi on Friday, wounding nobody but destroying buildings. Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili said in a television interview with cnn on Friday that Russia was fighting a war with his country. Shortly before, a NATO spokesperson said it calls on both sides to show restraint while claiming that it has no direct role in Georgia conflict. | 
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