Russia continues to blitz Georgia

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Russia claimed to have sunk a Georgian boat that was trying to attack Russian vessels in the Black Sea, and Georgian officials said Russia sent tanks from South Ossetia into Georgia itself, heading towards a strategic city before being turned back.

Russian planes twice bombed an area near the Georgian capital's airport on Sundday, officials said.

The violence appeared to show Russia's determination to subdue diminutive, US-backed Georgia, even at the risk of international reproach.

Russia fended off a wave of international calls to observe Georgia's ceasefire, saying it must first be assured that Georgian troops have indeed pulled back from South Ossetia.

Gordon Brown has held talks with international heads of state discussing the situation, Downing Street said.

A Downing Street spokesman explained: "The Prime Minister has had detailed discussions with the French President Nicolas Sarkozy and has spoken to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.

"The Foreign Secretary has been in touch with US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and EU Foreign Ministers. We will continue to press for international action to help bring the conflict to an end and we urge both parties to agree an immediate ceasefire."

The Foreign Office responded to the rapid escalation in violence by advising all Britons to leave Georgia as soon as possible.