A convoy of Russian troops drives towards the Abkhazian border in Zugdidi, western Georgia. Russia started to withdraw its forces from Georgia, but earlier Russian troops started to dig new positions around the Black Sea port of Poti, which is 20 miles south of Abkhazia and lies well outside the security zone, where Russian peacekeeping forces are allowed to stay.

First published in the August 22, 2008, 9:14 p.m. edition

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