In pictures: First anniversary of Georgian war

A Georgian boy waves the country's flag in Tbilisi.

Memorial events have been held throughout Georgia to mark the first anniversary of the Georgian-Russian war.

The ceremonies began with midnight bonfires at Gori, a city hit by Russian airstrikes and occupied by Russian troops last year.

A Georgian flag is assembled by people at the medieval fortress in Gori.

Hours later under a grey sky, Georgian citizens gathered in the grounds of the medieval fortress in Gori and formed a Georgian flag.

Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili lays a wreath at a military cemetery

Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili attended a wreath-laying ceremony at a military cemetery to honour the dead. He described his decision to mobilise troops as hard, but necessary to prevent "worse atrocities".

At a military cemetery outside Tbilisi, a woman grieves for a lost relative a year after the Georgian-Russian war

Hundreds died during the five-day war, with the grief still evident one year on. It began when Georgia tried to retake control of South Ossetia following clashes, but was repelled by Russia.

A photographic exhibition in Tbilisi, Georgia

A photographic exhibition in Tbilisi chronicled the conflict. Human rights group Amnesty International said 30,000 from both sides are still unable to return to their homes.