Russo-Georgian War 2008

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armed conflict international conflict war

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.

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All labels observed (12)

Label Occurrences
Russo-Georgian War 14
Russo–Georgian War 5
2008 Russo-Georgian War 4

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 (37)

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Gori → historicalEvent → Russo-Georgian War 2008 ⓘ
Russian Black Sea Fleet → participatedIn → Russo-Georgian War 2008 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Russo-Georgian War
Shida Kartli → historicalEventSite → Russo-Georgian War 2008 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Russo-Georgian War of 2008
EUMM Georgia → hasCause → Russo-Georgian War 2008 ⓘ
this entity surface form: 2008 Russo-Georgian War
EUMM Georgia → conflictMonitored → Russo-Georgian War 2008 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Russo-Georgian conflict of 2008
South Ossetia → involvedInWar → Russo-Georgian War 2008 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Russo–Georgian War
Georgian Armed Forces → engagedIn → Russo-Georgian War 2008 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Russo-Georgian War
Georgian Armed Forces → engagedIn → Russo-Georgian War 2008 ⓘ
this entity surface form: 2008 Russo-Georgian War
Abkhaz–Georgian conflict → relatedTo → Russo-Georgian War 2008 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Russo-Georgian War (2008)
NATO–Russia relations → affectedBy → Russo-Georgian War 2008 ⓘ
this entity surface form: 2008 Russo–Georgian War
Russia–Georgia relations → includesConflict → Russo-Georgian War 2008 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Russo-Georgian War
South Ossetian forces → conflict → Russo-Georgian War 2008 ⓘ
this entity surface form: 2008 South Ossetia War
South Ossetian forces → conflict → Russo-Georgian War 2008 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Russo-Georgian War
Abkhaz forces → conflict → Russo-Georgian War 2008 ⓘ
this entity surface form: 2008 Russo-Georgian War
Abkhaz forces → usedIn → Russo-Georgian War 2008 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Abkhazian theatre of the 2008 Russo-Georgian War
Mikheil Saakashvili → conflictInvolved → Russo-Georgian War 2008 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Russo-Georgian War (2008)
Russian Armed Forces → participatedIn → Russo-Georgian War 2008 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Russo-Georgian War
city of Gori → wasOccupiedDuring → Russo-Georgian War 2008 ⓘ
subject surface form: Gori
this entity surface form: Russo-Georgian War of 2008
city of Gori → wasBombedDuring → Russo-Georgian War 2008 ⓘ
subject surface form: Gori
this entity surface form: Russo-Georgian War of 2008
Sukhoi Su-25 → conflictParticipatedIn → Russo-Georgian War 2008 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Russo-Georgian War
Russian special forces → engagedIn → Russo-Georgian War 2008 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Russo-Georgian War
Russian Ground Forces → engagedIn → Russo-Georgian War 2008 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Russo-Georgian War
Airborne Forces of the Russian Federation → engagement → Russo-Georgian War 2008 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Russo-Georgian War
Tskhinvali → partOfConflict → Russo-Georgian War 2008 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Russo–Georgian War
Tskhinvali → experiencedEvent → Russo-Georgian War 2008 ⓘ
this entity surface form: 2008 Russo–Georgian War
Russian Air Force → conflict → Russo-Georgian War 2008 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Russo-Georgian War
Six-Point Ceasefire Agreement of August 2008 → conflict → Russo-Georgian War 2008 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Russo-Georgian War
EU Council Joint Action 2008/736/CFSP → context → Russo-Georgian War 2008 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Russo–Georgian War
“No Higher Honor: A Memoir of My Years in Washington” → depictsEvent → Russo-Georgian War 2008 ⓘ
subject surface form: No Higher Honor: A Memoir of My Years in Washington
this entity surface form: Russia–Georgia war of 2008
Naval Infantry → notableConflict → Russo-Georgian War 2008 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Russo-Georgian War
European security architecture → shapedByEvent → Russo-Georgian War 2008 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Russia-Georgia war of 2008
Georgian–Ossetian conflict → relatedTo → Russo-Georgian War 2008 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Russo-Georgian War
Roki Tunnel → usedInConflict → Russo-Georgian War 2008 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Russo–Georgian War
Roki Tunnel → usedInConflict → Russo-Georgian War 2008 ⓘ
this entity surface form: 2008 South Ossetia War
Geneva International Discussions → organizedAfter → Russo-Georgian War 2008 ⓘ
this entity surface form: 2008 Russo-Georgian War
Kodori Gorge → conflict → Russo-Georgian War 2008 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Russo–Georgian War
5 Days of War → depictsConflict → Russo-Georgian War 2008 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Russo-Georgian War