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The original was posted on /r/sakartvelo by /u/kingkongsingsong1 on 2023-08-07 19:15:27+00:00.

Original Title: On August 7, 2008, Russia launched an assault on Georgia. This war led to the death of 412 Georgians, including 288 civilians, and left 1,747 others wounded. President Medvedev described the aggression as a “peace enforcement operation”. To this day, Russia occupies 20% of Georgia’s territory.