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The Russian military occupation of the area of Poti made the West anxious. [28] On 24 August, with Russian troops still within the port of Poti, a US warship with humanitarian assistance docked in Batumi, [29] 80 km (50 mi) south of Poti, [30] and two more warships were expected to arrive.
On 15 August 2008, Russian forces advancing towards Tbilisi blew up the railway bridge near Kaspi, about 50 km (31 mi) from the Georgian capital. The cement factory and civilian area in Kaspi were also damaged by Russian bombing. [9] The destruction of the railway bridge sabotaged the east-west link of Georgia and Armenia's main trade route. [10]
The Battle of Poti was a series of engagements around Poti, Georgia during the Georgian Civil War, between rebels supporting the ousted Georgian president Zviad Gamsakhurdia, the so-called 'Zviadists', and Russian forces supporting the Georgian Head of State Eduard Shevardnadze.
Russia also launched airstrikes against military infrastructure in Georgia. [70] Abkhaz forces opened a second front by attacking the Kodori Gorge, held by Georgia. [71] Russian forces occupied the Georgian cities of Zugdidi, [72] Senaki, [73] Poti [74] and Gori (the last one after the ceasefire was negotiated). [75]
Russia has fined Google an eye-popping 20 undecillion rubles ($2.5 decillion) for removing Russian state-run and government YouTube channels in the wake of the country’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
The Poti naval base was organized by the Soviet government in July 1941, a month after the German invasion during World War II. Commanded by Major-General Mikhail Kumanin, the base operated as a part of the Black Sea Fleet and included two submarine divisions, a torpedo boat division, coastal guard boat division, two minesweepers , four coastal ...
"I went home on Aug 10, 2023, I'm home with my family," the soldier wrote. "I'm having a nice time in Khabarovsk, with my wife and my girls."
Russian conquest of Central Asia; Russian occupation of Eastern Galicia (1914–1915) Russian occupation of Gotland; Russian occupation of Tabriz; Russian occupations of Beirut; Russian-occupied territories in Georgia