18 Aug 2008. Russians received the order to drive with the tanks over police vehicles. This was shown on georgian tv.

Georgian television showed Russian tanks crashing through a barricade of police cars on a narrow street in the village of Igoeti, half way between Gori and Tbilisi. One car, hitched onto the side of the tank was dragged about 100 meters along the road. The drivers were not inside. Television showed a policeman and Russian officer locked in a heated dispute about the clearing of the street of cars.

"Don't try to make rules for me," the policeman said. The officer said he had orders to follow and walked off to his car.