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Russo-Georgian War

2008 CE

Five-day war over South Ossetia and Abkhazia that reasserted Russian military dominance in the South Caucasus and froze Georgia's territorial conflicts on new terms.

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2008 war between Russia and Georgia

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Conflict · Europe

Russo-Georgian War

2008 CE

Five-day war over South Ossetia and Abkhazia that reasserted Russian military dominance in the South Caucasus and froze Georgia's territorial conflicts on new terms.

Standing in 2008 CE

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