Russo-Georgian War | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2018-12-06

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Russo-Georgian War


00:03:50 1 Background
00:03:59 1.1 History
00:08:00 1.2 Russian interests and involvement
00:10:37 1.3 Unresolved conflicts
00:13:07 1.4 Relations between Georgia and the West
00:15:15 2 Prelude
00:15:24 2.1 April–July 2008
00:21:47 2.2 Early August
00:28:50 3 Large-scale conflict
00:29:00 3.1 Battle of Tskhinvali
00:34:16 3.2 Bombing and occupation of Gori
00:38:07 3.3 Abkhaz front
00:39:59 3.4 Occupation of Poti
00:41:25 3.5 Bombing of Tbilisi and surroundings
00:43:02 3.6 Media and cyber war
00:44:34 4 Ceasefire agreement
00:47:16 5 Aftermath
00:47:25 5.1 Russian withdrawal
00:49:33 5.2 Recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia by Russia
00:50:49 5.3 International monitors
00:51:49 5.4 Geopolitical impact
00:54:00 6 Humanitarian impact and war crimes
00:58:07 7 Reactions
00:58:16 7.1 International reactions
01:03:16 7.2 NATO reaction in the Black Sea
01:04:19 8 Combatants
01:04:28 8.1 Georgian order of battle
01:06:01 8.2 Russo-South Ossetian-Abkhaz order of battle
01:06:29 8.3 Military analysis
01:06:38 8.3.1 Georgia
01:10:02 8.3.2 Russia
01:14:55 8.4 Equipment losses and cost
01:15:04 8.4.1 Georgia
01:18:24 8.4.2 Russia and South Ossetia
01:20:01 9 See also



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The Russo-Georgian War was a war between Georgia, Russia and the Russian-backed self-proclaimed republics of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. The war took place in August 2008 following a period of worsening relations between Russia and Georgia, both formerly constituent republics of the Soviet Union. The fighting took place in the strategically important Transcaucasia region. It was regarded as the first European war of the 21st century.
The Republic of Georgia declared its independence in early 1991 as the Soviet Union began to fall apart. Amidst this backdrop, a war between Georgia and separatists left parts of the former South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast under the de facto control of Russian-backed but internationally unrecognised separatists. Following the war, a joint peacekeeping force of Georgian, Russian, and Ossetian troops was stationed in the territory. Meanwhile, a similar stalemate developed in the region of Abkhazia, where Abkhaz separatists had waged their own war in 1992–1993. Following Vladimir Putin's rise to power in Russia in 2000 and a pro-Western change of power in Georgia in 2003, relations between Russia and Georgia began to deteriorate, reaching a full diplomatic crisis by April 2008. By 1 August 2008, South Ossetian separatists began shelling Georgian villages, with a sporadic response from Georgian peacekeepers in the area. Artillery attacks by pro-Russian separatists broke a 1992 ceasefire agreement. To put an end to these attacks and restore order, the Georgian Army was sent to the South Ossetian conflict zone on 7 August. Georgians took control of most of Tskhinvali, a separatist stronghold, in hours.
Russian troops had illicitly crossed the Russo-Georgian state border and advanced into the South Ossetian conflict zone by 7 August before the Georgian military response. Russia accused Georgia of "aggression against South Ossetia", and launched a large-scale land, air and sea invasion of Georgia on 8 August with the pretext of "peace enforcement" operation. Russian and South Ossetian forces battled Georgian forces in and around South Ossetia for several days, until Georgian forces retreated. Russian and Abkhaz forces opened a second front by attacking the Kodori Gorge held by Georgia. Russian naval forces blockaded part of the Georgian coast. The Russian air force attacked targets beyond the conflict zone, in undisputed parts of Georgia. This was the first war in history in which cyber warfare coincided with military action. An active information war was also waged during and after the conflict. The French presidency of the European Union, in the person of Nicolas Sarkozy, negotiated a ceasefire agreement on 12 August.
Russian forces temporarily occupied the Georgian ci ...