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The resolution also criticised Russia for its military presence in Abkhazia and South Ossetia, saying that the Russian Federation failed to implement CoE Resolutions 1633 (2008), 1647 (2009) and 1683 (2009) on the consequences of the Russo-Georgian war and Russian troops still occupy the Georgian provinces of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
Russia accused Georgia of aggression against South Ossetia, [69] and launched a large-scale invasion of Georgia under the guise of peacekeeping operation on 8 August. [59] Russian military captured Tskhinvali in five days and expelled Georgian forces. Russia also launched airstrikes against military infrastructure in Georgia. [70]
Georgia drone-downing incidents. On 20 April 2008, a Georgian unarmed unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was shot down over the Abkhaz conflict zone. Georgia alleged that a MiG-29 Fulcrum fighter, from the Gudauta military base, was responsible for the attack; however, this allegation was dismissed by Russian Air Force.
Hours later, Russia’s defense ministry said that up to 300 Ukrainian troops, supported by 11 tanks and more than 20 armored fighting vehicles, attacked Russian positions on the border.
August 14, 2024 at 12:59 PM. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Wednesday that Ukrainian troops are moving farther into Russia, as Kyiv's biggest cross-border attack stretched into a ...
August 14, 2024 at 7:27 AM. (Reuters) - Ukraine said its major cross-border assault had advanced one to two kilometres in Russia's Kursk region since the start of Wednesday and that its troops had ...
Chancellor Angela Merkel said during her meeting with Medvedev on 15 August, "to say that I found some of Russia's actions disproportionate and in particular think the presence of Russian troops in Georgia proper is not sensible. Russian troops should withdraw from central areas in Georgia." But she said, "Both sides are probably to blame."
August 11, 2024 at 11:36 AM. KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Days after Ukraine began a surprise military incursion into Russia’s Kursk border region, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has broken the ...