Georgia has detained two Russian tanks for undertaking a military exercise in Georgia without permission.  The incident shows once again a growing Georgian confidence in their relations with Russia, and is sure to further embarras the Russian military in the region:

“Even though Russia’s tank divisions are not forbidden to hold
small-scale maneuvers in Gonio, the Georgian side must be informed in
advance of such,” their [the Georgian defence ministry] statement reads, adding that Russians had also
violated the ban on shooting from heavy and light guns during the
tourist season.

However, the Russian base’s representative
Vladimir Kuparadze said he was not aware of such accords, saying that
“we had neither oral nor written agreements on these issues, and we
plan to call on Russian command to adequately react to this illegal
action by Georgian military.”

Georgia has since returned the tanks to the Russian military.