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1. Russian troops entered Senaki and Zugdidi, Georgia. Moscow said its forces later left Senaki, and it denied Georgia's report that they entered Poti, an oil and cargo port on the Black Sea.

2. Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili said Russia captured the center of the town of Gori. Russia's Defense Ministry denied that it took Gori,

and said it did not intend to advance on Tbilisi, the Georgian capital.

3. Georgian helicopter gunships were seen bombing targets near Tskhinvali, capital of breakaway South Ossetia.

Also, President Bush demanded that Russia reverse its apparent attempt to overthrow the Georgian government. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Georgia was the aggressor.