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Name: Russo-Georgian war

Type: Event

Start: 2008 AD

End: 2008 AD

Parent: Post-Soviet Conflicts

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Was a war between Georgia, on one side, and Russia and the Russian-backed self-proclaimed republics of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, on the other.

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  • August 2008: Russians captured the military base near the town of Senaki.
  • August 2008: Reuters reported that Russian forces had pushed to 55 km from Tbilisi, the closest during the war, and stopped in Igoeti.
  • August 2008: Russia withdraws most troops from Georgia.
  • August 2008: Georgian troops advanced towards the capital of the self-proclaimed Republic of South Ossetia, Tskhinvali, during the night.
  • August 2008: The city of Gori in Georgia was militarily occupied by Russia.
  • August 2008: Russian military captured Tskhinvali in five days and expelled Georgian forces.

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