Georgia unveils monument to 2008 August War victims
The monument was installed in the village of Nikozi, near the Russia - occupied Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region. Photo: Interior Ministry.
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Interior Minister Giorgi Gakharia has unveiled a monument to those who lost their lives in the 2008 August War today.
The monument was installed in the village of Nikozi, near the Russia - occupied Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region at the request of local residents.
Minister Gakharia paid tribute to the memroy of the August War victims. Photo: Interior Ministry.
Georgian Interior Minister Giorgi Gakharia paid respect to those who died and said the 2008 war showed that ‘war is not an outcome.’
Hard work, a better-developed democratic country and care for our children, first, the children of fallen heroes, represent the only outlet,” Minister Gakharia said while addressing the public.
The Russia-Georgia war began on August 8, 2008 and lasted five days.
14 police officers died during the 2008 August War. Photo: Interior Ministry.
The armed conflict claimed the lives of 228 Georgian civilians, 170 soldiers and 14 police officers.
192,000 people had to leave their houses during the war. Most of them returned to their homes after the war but more than 20,000 still remain displaced.
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Photographs from the frontlines of the 2008 war between Russia and Georgia are on display in Tbilisi through today to mark an anniversary of the five-day conflict and pay homage to the memory of its victims.
The remains of dozens of Georgian soldiers fallen in the five-day war between Russia and Georgia have finally been put to rest.
Today marks the ninth anniversary of the August 8 Russian invasion of Georgia and the country’s government and citizens are remembering those who lost their lives to defend their homeland.
Politicians from across the globe have marked the 11th anniversary of the 2008 Russia – Georgia War, stating Georgian territories were occupied by Russia in August 2008. “Russia continues its creeping annexation and occupies 20% of Georgia’s territory,” Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicus said in his Twitter post.
The United States Acting Ambassador to Georgia Elisabeth Rood visited the settlement of Tserovani nearby the capital of Tbilisi, where internally displaced people (IDPs) have been living since the 2008 Russia-Georgia war. “In the 11 years since the Russian invasion of Georgia, each of these houses has come to tell a story of loss – the loss of families, friends, homes, and loved ones”, she said
US foreign policy expert Kurt Volker, who recently served as the US Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations, has responded to media speculations regarding his interview for Evropeiska Pravda, stating that former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili’s rhetoric was not the only reason why Putin attacked Georgia in 2008.