De-facto Tskhinvali government to close crossing-point for ninth anniversary of August War
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Locals of the Russian occupied region of Georgia Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) cannot use the crossing-point between the breakaway region and the rest of Georgia for four days.
The de-facto administration of Tskhinvali is closing the Administrative Boundary Line (ABL) today due to the ninth anniversary of the August War (2008) between Russia and Georgia.
From evening today until Wednesday morning, people will be temporarily deprived of the right to use the crossing-point due to events scheduled for the anniversary.
Russia recognised Tskhinvali and the other Georgian breakaway region of Abkhazia as independent countries after a military armed conflict with Georgia in 2008. Photo by N. Alavidze/Agenda.ge
The Russia-Georgia war lasted five days and as a result of this armed conflict 228 Georgian civilians, 170 soldiers and 14 police officers had lost their lives.
The war displaced 192,000 people in Georgia. Many were able to return to their homes after the war but as of May 2014, more than 20,200 people remain displaced.
As of today, only four countries recognise Georgia’s breakaway regions as independent republics; these are Russia, Nicaragua, Venezuela and Nauru.
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The United States House of Representatives has passed a legislative act banning the US government from financially helping countries that recognise the independence of Georgia’s Russian-occupied regions.
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The de-facto authorities of Georgia's occupied Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region have announced a temporary closing of the "border crossing" locations between the region and the Georgian-controlled territory starting on Tuesday evening.