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Russo-Georgian War

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The Russo-Georgian War was fought in August 2008 over the breakaway Georgian region of South Ossetia, beginning when Georgian forces moved to retake the territory and Russia responded with a rapid and decisive military intervention on behalf of South Ossetian and Abkhaz separatist forces. Russian forces pushed well into undisputed Georgian territory before a French-mediated ceasefire ended active fighting after a matter of days. In the war's aftermath Russia recognized South Ossetia and Abkhazia as independent states and stationed troops in both, a status rejected by Georgia and most of the international community, leaving the underlying territorial dispute unresolved.

Facts
Start Year
2008 1
End Year
2008 1
Combatants
Russia, South Ossetia, and Abkhazia; Georgia 1
Outcome
Russian victory 1
Classification
Conflict Type
Interstate War 1
Russo-Georgian War
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1. Russo-Georgian War - Wikipedia
  • Article text
    On 1 August 2008, the Russian-backed South Ossetian forces started shelling Georgian villages, with a sporadic response from Georgian peacekeepers in the area.
  • Infobox, combatant1/combatant2
    Russia
  • Infobox: result
    Russian-South Ossetian-Abkhazian victory
  • conflict type
    Georgian forces moved to retake the territory and Russia responded with a rapid and decisive military intervention
  • Lead text
    The August 2008 Russo-Georgian War, also known as the Russian invasion of Georgia, was a war waged against Georgia by the Russian Federation and the Russian-backed separatist regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
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Wikipedia: AK-74
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Buk missile system - Wikipedia
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Wikipedia: Kh-58
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The Bizon has since seen combat action in the 2nd Chechen War and, more recently, during the 2008 war with Georgia over South Ossetia.
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Wikipedia: 2S9 Nona
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Wikipedia: SV-98
Uses: SV-98, Infobox: wars
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Wikipedia: VSK-94
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Uses: KPV heavy machine gun, Infobox: wars
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Uses: AEK-999, Infobox: wars
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Wikipedia: Russian Armed Forces
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Many of the shortcomings that had been revealed in the 2008 Russo-Georgian War were addressed by the reform
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