This information is from livejournal of user rupor_naroda (originally written in russian):

"I am alive! Thanks all for your support, it is now very important to all of us. The city is destroyed completely, as in Stalingrad, we fight for every building. While it's possible I will write further... But no promises, my cell phone is dying.




Now Russian army is in outskirts of the republic (Ossetia). Mop-up operation is going in woods. We have captured 2 Georgian tanks and burnt a pair. It's a heavy night ahead! I do not know whether my sister and parents are alive. Before my eyes the father and the child were burnt in the car , but before that their heads were spliced, brains everywhere...

UPD 1 (09.08.2008, 06:30):

"We've prepared for defence. It is said that Saakashvili (georgian president) wants a revenge. Today georgians have killed my neighbour Janika and his father. Janika had 2 children, 1 y.o. daughter and 4 y.o. son. After combat I have found 6 men from my platoon dead! The others were gone. I can not find my friend, he participated in fights at village Pris and after fight has not contacted. Georgians are very inhuman. Today I saw them shooting the car with the baby. The father and the child were killed by a tank shot. They were burnt down in the car. Only the mother has survived . She was tearing her hair off screaming, asking god why she remained alive."

UPD 2 (09.08.2008, 08:00):

"At a city the fire started from artillery pieces! They say, Georgians wish to storm a city with infantry, we'll be meeting them."

UPD 3 (09.08.2008, 20:29):

"Georgians were storming the city all day long. Till this moment we manage to stop them. We've burnt some tanks. All day long artillery and tanks shooting is heard. A dilapidated city have been burnt to the ground. Now we're listening to a portable radio set. Our men stay in one of the closest villages. It is not clear yet, what will be next."

UPD 4 (09.08.2008, 21:43):

"We have lost many people. Many good guys are gone. But at least they stopped Georgian tanks. I will go to the bunker. Second half of a day I have spent in a cellar, after running from tanks in the morning. I have only machine gun with me. Nothing more left. I could hardly charge a phone, it's a big problem here, there is no power. There is no gas. There are no undamaged houses. Throw in the news, cos we're short of info! Communication hardly works."