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Breakaway region of Georgia to hold referendum on joining Russia

Breakaway region of Georgia to hold referendum on joining Russia


Breakaway region of Georgia to hold referendum on joining Russia
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In August 2008, Russia launched an assault against Georgia, which was battling pro-Russian militia in South Ossetia, after they shelled Georgian villages. The fighting ended five days later with a European Union-mediated ceasefire, but claimed more than 700 lives and displaced tens of thousands of ethnic Georgians.

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