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War anniversary reminds the world that Russia has seriously violated Georgia's territorial integrity
7 August 2022
Georgia on Sunday marked the 14th anniversary of the start of the 2008 Georgia-Russia War which lasted five days.
2,232 Georgians were killed or injured during the fighting, of whom 1,045 persons were military personnel.
After the August war, Russia recognized the independence of two regions of Georgia - Abkhazia and South Ossetia as independent states. Only a handful of other countries followed, and most nations continue to strongly support Georgia's territorial integrity.
The European Union, the United States, the United Kingdom and a number of other countries issued statements on the occasion of the anniversary, once more reiterating their support for Georgia's territorial integrity. In a statement, the Georgian Foreign Ministry called on the Russian Federation "to cease illegal and provocative steps against Georgia, to respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia, to fulfil the obligations under the EU-mediated 12 August 2008 Ceasefire Agreement, to withdraw its forces from the territory of Georgia and to reverse the illegal decision on recognition of the so-called independence of the occupied regions."
