Russian soldiers sit on top of an APC (armored personel carrier) as they travel towards the South Ossetian capital of Tskhinvali, at the South Ossetian settlement Dzhaba, August 9, 2008. Russia said it had driven Georgian forces from the capital of South Ossetia on Saturday in an operation to force Georgian troops out of the breakaway region, but Tbilisi denied the claim. [Agencies]