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2,000 civilians dead in Tskhinvali fighting

An injured woman shouts in the town of Gori, 80 kilometres from Tbilisi.

An injured woman shouts in the town of Gori, 80 kilometres from Tbilisi.

At least 2,000 civilians have died in the South Ossetian capital of Tskhinvali as a result of fighting between Russian and Georgian forces, Russia's ambassador to Georgia told the Interfax news agency today.

Vyacheslav Kovalenko told the Russian agency that 13 Russian peacekeepers were killed and up to 70 injured in the fighting.

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