Russo-Georgian War
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The August 2008 Russo-Georgian War, also known as the Russian invasion of Georgia, was a war waged against Georgia by the Russian Federation and the Russian-backed separatist regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. The fighting took place in the strategically important South Caucasus region. It is regarded as the first European war of the 21st century.
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2008 South Ossetia War; August War; Five-Day War
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| area | region | 1512 | Mukhrani | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | 1042 | Battle of Sasireti | Byzantine Empire, Varangians, Kingdom of Georgia, battle, Duchy of Kldekari | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1541 | Tahmasp I's campaigns in Kartili and Kakheti | Kingdom of Kartli, military campaign, Kingdom of Kakheti, Safavid Iran | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1582 | Battle of Mukhrani | Ottoman Empire, Kingdom of Kartli, Kingdom of Imereti, Principality of Mingrelia, battle, Samtskhe atabegate, Principality of Guria | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1598 | Siege of Gori | Ottoman Empire, siege, Kingdom of Kartli | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1614 | Abbas I's Kakhetian and Kartlian campaigns | Kingdom of Kartli, military campaign, Safavid Iran, Kingdom of Kakheti | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1615 | Battle of Tsitsamuri | battle, Kingdom of Kakheti, Safavid Iran | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1625 | Battle of Aghaiani | Kingdom of Kartli, Safavid Iran, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1625 | Battle of Ksani | battle, Kingdom of Kartli, Kingdom of Kakheti, Safavid Iran | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1626 | Battle of Bazaleti | Kingdom of Kartli, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1724 | Battle of Ateni | Ottoman Empire, battle, Kingdom of Kakheti | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1724 | Battle of Zedavela | Ottoman Empire, battle, Kingdom of Kartli, Kingdom of Kakheti | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1742 | 1742–1745 Kartli rebellion | rebellion, Kingdom of Kartli, Lezgian people, Kingdom of Kakheti, Afsharid Empire, Eyalet of Childir | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1754 | Battle of Mchadijvari | Kingdom of Kartli, Kingdom of Kakheti, Avar Khanate, battle | Wikidata |
| event | war | 2008 | Russo-Georgian War | Russia, Georgia, war, South Ossetia, military operation, Republic of Abkhazia | Wikidata |
| site | fort | Armazi Castle | cultural property, fortress | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Bebris tsikhe | fortress | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Bebristsikhe | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Drisi Javakhaant Castle | fortress | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Gori Fortress | cultural property, fortress | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Skhvilo Castle | fortress | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Vere Fortress | fortress | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | 1512 | Ksani Fortress | fortress | Wikidata |
| commons | image | Duma.gov.ru news 1748 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Georgian Banner captured by Russian forces, 2008 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Victims of Georgian shelling in early August 2008 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | South Ossetians killed in the 2008 war | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Valery Yevtukhovich during the South Ossetia war, August 2008 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Destroyed apartment houses after air raid of Russian army, Gori, September 10, 2008. | Commons | ||
| commons | image | United States Sends Food and Aid to Georgians | Commons | ||
| commons | image | BMP-1 or BMP-2, South Ossetia War | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Battalion Vostok 2 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Battalion Vostok 1 | Commons | ||






