Occupation of Gori
Part of the Russo-Georgian War of 2008 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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During the Russo-Georgian War, the city of Gori in Georgia was militarily occupied by Russia for a period of nine days, beginning on 13 August 2008. Although it ultimately withdrew from Gori on 22 August, the Russian military has been occupying other parts of Georgia for almost two decades.
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Occupation of Gori | |||||||||
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Part of the Russo-Georgian War | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Russia | Georgia | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Vyacheslav Borisov Sulim Yamadayev | Unknown | ||||||||
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Russian Ground ForcesRussian Air Force |
Georgian Defence Forces Georgian Police | ||||||||
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None |
9 officers killed 3 officers missing | ||||||||
14 civilians killed[1] 22 civilians missing 1 Dutch journalist (Stan Storimans) killed[2] | |||||||||
Creation of at least 56,000 Georgian refugees[3] |
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