 In western Georgia, there was no signs of a Russian withdrawal from Zugdidi by mid-afternoon, but a convoy of 12 Russian military vehicles had rolled south toward the port of Poti in the morning.Russian troops were still occupying an air base and other positions in Senaki.Russian Foreign ministry stated that according to 1999 document of the Joint Control Commission, peacekeepers were permitted to operate a "security corridor" extending about in each direction from South Ossetian boundary, thus including parts of the main Georgian east-west highway.