Georgia russian war. The red army invasion of georgia 15 february 17 march 1921 also known as the sovietgeorgian war or the soviet invasion of georgia was a military campaign by the russian red army aimed at overthrowing the social democratic government of the democratic republic of georgia drg and installing a bolshevik regime in the country. A drama set centered around the war between russia and georgia and focused on an american journalist his cameraman and a georgian native who become caught in the crossfire. During the five day conflict 170 servicemen 14 policemen and 228 civilians from georgia were killed and 1747 wounded.
The russo georgian war was a war between georgia russia and the russian backed self proclaimed republics of south ossetia and abkhazia. Directed by renny harlin. Russia angered georgia further by recognizing the breakaway and pro russian self.
Georgia has accused russia of war crimes human rights violations and a rampage across its territory during the military conflict between the countries almost 10 years ago. The georgia russia war of 2008 see also wars and conflicts of georgia. The georgia russia war 2008 after nearly two months of border clashes between georgia and its breakaway region of south ossetia georgia launched a major military offensive against south ossetia which prompted russia to intervene against georgia.
The war took place in august 2008 following a period of worsening relations between russia and georgia both formerly constituent republics of the soviet unionthe fighting took place in the strategically important transcaucasia region. August 2020 marks the 12 year anniversary of the russo georgian war but moscow continues to violate georgias internationally recognised borders on this day 12 years ago a six point ceasefire agreement between georgia and russia was mediated by then french president nicolas sarkozy. Anti russian sentiment is strong in georgia given a 2008 military conflict with russia that it fought and lost.
The conflict was a result of expansionist policy by the. Sixty seven russian servicemen were killed and 283 were wounded and 365.