40 people have been killed in Georgia , Russian ambassador says . Watch Georgian minister describe fighting in South Ossetia » . 40 military killed and mounting civilian casualties , Georgia official says . Russian prime minister : South Ossetia 's actions are `` crime against their own people . '' Russian President Anatoly Nogovitsyn proposes an immediate cease-fire .
40 people have been killed in Georgia , Russian ambassador says . 40 military killed and mounting civilian casualties , Georgia official says . Russian prime minister : South Ossetia 's actions are `` crime against their own people . '' Russian President Anatoly Nogovitsyn proposes an immediate cease-fire .