Military gear entering Ossetia from Russia-Tbilisi

TBILISI, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Heavy military equipment and armoured vehicles are entering Georgia's breakaway South Ossetia through the Roki tunnel from Russia, a senior Georgian security official said.

"Our intelligence didn't detect any regular Russian units, but detected heavy equipment and armoured military vehicles coming through the tunnel," Kakha Lamaia told Reuters.

Fighting raged in and around the South Ossetian capital as Georgian troops, backed by warplanes, pounded separatist forces in a bid to re-take control of the territory, where Russian peacekeepers are stationed.

(Reporting by Matt Robinson)