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Russia to hold large scale military exercises close to the Caucasus in August

Russia to hold large scale military exercises close to the Caucasus in August

The timing of the exercises, coinciding with the 11th anniversary of the Georgia-Russia war in 2008, and the involvement of Russian military elements based in Crimea and Abkhazia. where the Russian presence is deemed illegal, makes these military drills controversial and offensive, particularly to Ukraine and Georgia.