South Ossetia place
also: O-S-S-E-T-I-A, South Osetia
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Claims (3)
Russia overthrew
South Ossetia documented
“What happened after five days of fighting, Georgia lost both territories. Russia took them over and let them become independent states. That was the famous invasion from Russia of Georgia, which took five days. France intervened, negotiated…”
▶ SitRep with War_Hamster and Colonel Towner-Watkins @ 35:51
Russia operated_in
South Ossetia guest_asserted
“It was at a time when the Russians did the probing exercise where they dropped a dud into South Ossetia. I don't know if you remember that. I do. But I think that was probably testing to penetrate the radar systems to be able to then the fo…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner interview with Ivan Raiklin @ 17:47
Russia supplied_arms_to
South Ossetia documented
“In 2003, they put in their president, Mikhail Saakashvili. You say it. I just can't speak the language. He becomes the president in 2004 and was re-elected in 2008. 2008 is a big deal because they had what was called the Russo-Georgian War.…”
▶ SitRep with War_Hamster and Colonel Towner-Watkins @ 35:21
Mentions (1)
▶ 1:33:30
I'm going to send you on a little homework assignment because this is how I got started down that rabbit hole. And it goes way back in history. This country is called South Osetia. It's O-S-S-E-T-I-A. It's in the southern Caucasus. Start yo…