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schleck8 | 1 year ago
> The Georgian allegations of a Russian invasion were supported, inter alia, by claims of illegal entry into South Ossetia of a large number of Russian troops and armour, prior to the commencement of the Georgian operation. According to Georgian answers to the Mission“s questions, the process of building-up of Russian forces in South Ossetia had started in early July 2008, continued in the course of August and included troops and medical personnel, tents, armoured vehicles, tanks, self-propelled artillery and artillery guns
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Tskhinvali is in Georgia by the way. I think that says it all.
Adverblessly|1 year ago
Sure, you could trace it all the way back to the Arab and Muslim colonization of Israel and Judea in 634, but the current war definitely started with Hamas' attack on Oct 7 2023, the most inexcusable, evil attack in the history of the region (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_and_gender-based_violen... )
tumsfestival|1 year ago
protomolecule|1 year ago
Great explanation for the type of person to think the Gaza conflict started on October 7th 2023.
Russian troops were preparing to repel upcoming Georgian takeover of South Ossetia. At the start of the war Georgian military commander announced on TV that they are moving to take control of South Ossetia and said nothing about Russian invasion.[0]
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamuka_Kurashvili
throwaway74354|1 year ago