Russo-Georgian War 2008

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The Russo-Georgian War of 2008 was a brief but intense armed conflict between Russia and Georgia over the breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, marking a major post-Soviet confrontation that reshaped security dynamics in the Caucasus.


Statements (50)
Predicate Object
instanceOf armed conflict
international conflict
war
cause escalation of tensions in South Ossetia
longstanding disputes over South Ossetia and Abkhazia
ceasefireAgreement Six-point peace plan
characterizedAs brief but intense conflict
commander Dmitry Medvedev
Georgian military leadership
Mikheil Saakashvili
Russian General Staff
Vladimir Putin
conflictBetween Georgia
Russia
conflictOver Abkhazia
South Ossetia
endDate 2008-08-12
hasParticipant Abkhaz forces
Civilians
Georgian Armed Forces
Russian Armed Forces
South Ossetian forces
impact deterioration of Russia–West relations
displacement of civilians
increased tensions in the Caucasus
strengthening of Russian military presence in Abkhazia
strengthening of Russian military presence in South Ossetia
involves European security architecture
NATO–Russia relations
locatedIn Abkhazia
Caucasus
Georgia
South Ossetia
mediatedBy European Union
Nicolas Sarkozy
partOf Russia–Georgia relations
post-Soviet conflicts
precededBy Abkhaz–Georgian conflict
South Ossetia conflict
recognizedBy Russia as involving independent states South Ossetia and Abkhazia
relatedTo frozen conflicts in the post-Soviet space
result Russian military victory
Russian recognition of Abkhazia as independent
Russian recognition of South Ossetia as independent
ceasefire agreement mediated by the European Union
expulsion of Georgian forces from South Ossetia
expulsion of Georgian forces from parts of Abkhazia
startDate 2008-08-07
timePeriod August 2008
viewedBy Georgia as violation of its territorial integrity

Referenced by (20)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Abkhaz forces ("2008 Russo-Georgian War")
South Ossetian forces ("2008 South Ossetia War")
South Ossetian forces ("Russo-Georgian War")
conflict
Georgian Armed Forces ("Russo-Georgian War")
Georgian Armed Forces ("2008 Russo-Georgian War")
engagedIn
Russian Armed Forces ("Russo-Georgian War")
Russian Black Sea Fleet ("Russo-Georgian War")
participatedIn
NATO–Russia relations ("2008 Russo–Georgian War")
affectedBy
Mikheil Saakashvili ("Russo-Georgian War (2008)")
conflictInvolved
EUMM Georgia ("Russo-Georgian conflict of 2008")
conflictMonitored
Sukhoi Su-25 ("Russo-Georgian War")
conflictParticipatedIn
EUMM Georgia ("2008 Russo-Georgian War")
hasCause
Gori
historicalEvent
Shida Kartli ("Russo-Georgian War of 2008")
historicalEventSite
Russia–Georgia relations ("Russo-Georgian War")
includesConflict
South Ossetia ("Russo–Georgian War")
involvedInWar
Abkhaz–Georgian conflict ("Russo-Georgian War (2008)")
relatedTo
Abkhaz forces ("Abkhazian theatre of the 2008 Russo-Georgian War")
usedIn
Gori ("Russo-Georgian War of 2008")
wasBombedDuring
Gori ("Russo-Georgian War of 2008")
wasOccupiedDuring

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