

Tshkinvali, South Ossetia, August 21, 2008.The Tshkinvali upper town base of the Russian peace keeping force was attacked by the Georgian army on August 8, leaving 15 soldiers dead.This provoked a swift reaction from Moscow, sending its troops deep into Georgia within 24 hours.
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