Neolex is right, i think. News flash at this moment is ”heavy explosions in Gori” and something about the mil base and an airfield being blown up at this time. Unless that’s a ruse, it should mean they’re leaving, and leaving as much damage as possible.

Dawns on me the importance of the armed mob trailing the troops may’ve been intended to hang the Georgian government from the familiar lamposts we’ve seen so often associated with Rus clients *ahem replacing the local government.