Timeline of Russian Aggression in Georgia


	Timeline of Russian Aggression in Georgia

kulula

8-28-2008 2:33 PM

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war, russia, georgia, abkhazia, south ossetia, timeline, escalation

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Key Developments in the Russian Military & Political Escalation Before the Invasion of Georgia

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/9b626382-b860-4ba6-8306-5cae8049ef20/6F225DFA-F693-436F-8488-80084F4176B5/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://russia-georgia.blogspot.com/2008/08/timeline-of-russian-aggression-in.html" href="http://russia-georgia.blogspot.com/2008/08/timeline-of-russian-aggression-in.html" style="font-size: 11px;">russia-georgia.blogspot.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://russia-georgia.blogspot.com/2008/08/timeline-of-russian-aggression-in.html">Key Developments in the Russian Military &  Political Escalation Before the Invasion of Georgia</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://russia-georgia.blogspot.com/2008/08/timeline-of-russian-aggression-in.html">Moscow has been exerting an increasingly strong hold over the separatist governments; since 2005, Russian military and civilian officials seconded from Moscow effectively have been governing South Ossetia. </blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://russia-georgia.blogspot.com/2008/08/timeline-of-russian-aggression-in.html">In spring 2006, Russian forces illegally build of a forward military base in the strategically located town of Java (north of Tskhinvali). The base has capacity for 2,500 soldiers</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://russia-georgia.blogspot.com/2008/08/timeline-of-russian-aggression-in.html">        <B>United Nations confirms Russia downs Georgian aircraft over Georgian airspace </B>(April 2006)</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://russia-georgia.blogspot.com/2008/08/timeline-of-russian-aggression-in.html">        <B>Russia</B><B> increases troop strength & introduces paratroopers into Abkhazia </B>(May/June 2008)</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://russia-georgia.blogspot.com/2008/08/timeline-of-russian-aggression-in.html">        <B>Russia</B><B> moves illegal heavy weaponry & offensive forces into Abkhazia </B>(May/June 2008)</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://russia-georgia.blogspot.com/2008/08/timeline-of-russian-aggression-in.html">On July 9, Four Russian military aircraft violate Georgian airspace on the eve of US Secretary of State Rice’s visit to Georgia. </blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://russia-georgia.blogspot.com/2008/08/timeline-of-russian-aggression-in.html">        <B>Russia</B><B> undertakes large-scale military exercises near S. 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