Russian tanks leave Gori

The Georgians have said Russian tanks are finally leaving Gori and returning to South Ossetia and surrounding areas however did not say if all checkpoints set up by Russian forces had been removed with Russia saying they may maintain some near South Ossetia. Meanwhile the Mirazh, the Russian corvette which was named in sinking a Georgian vessel during a sea battle near the Abkhazian coast, has returned to Sevastopol to a mixture of patriotic cheers from Russians and boos from Ukrainians.