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The New York Times reported that seven civilians had died in Poti from Russian bombing about a week ago. [20] The White House demanded the return of captured US vehicles from Russia. [22] On 20 August, a claim was made by an official from the Poti port that the Russian military had withdrawn after destroying a vessel and capturing military ...
According to Alfred de Zayas, "For the entire duration of the Russian campaign, reports of torture and murder of German prisoners did not cease. The War Crimes Bureau had five major sources of information: (1) captured enemy papers, especially orders, reports of operations, and propaganda leaflets; (2) intercepted radio and wireless messages ...
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
The Soviet occupation of Austria lasted from 1945 to 1955. [43] At the end of the war, Austria and Vienna were divided into 4 zones of occupation, following the terms of the Potsdam Conference. The Soviet Union expropriated over 450 businesses, formerly German-owned, and established Administration for Soviet Property in Austria, or USIA. This ...
Russia Georgia: Battle off the coast of Abkhazia: 2008 Russia Georgia: Occupation of Poti: 2008 Russia Georgia: Occupation of Gori: 2008 Russia South Ossetia Georgia: Insurgency in the North Caucasus (2009–2017) Tsentoroy attack: 2010 Russia: Caucasus Emirate: Grozny clashes: 2014 Russia: Caucasus Emirate: Russo-Ukrainian War (2014–present)
May 7: Dmitry Medvedev becomes President of Russia. May 24: Dima Bilan wins the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in Belgrade, Serbia; August 7–16: Russia–Georgia war; August 8–11: Battle of Tskhinvali; August 9–12: Battle of the Kodori Valley; August 9/10: Battle off the coast of Abkhazia; August 9–19: Occupation of Poti; August 13–22 ...
After unsuccessful negotiations with the commandant of the Poti prison, the Russian command decided to take the prison by force. On August 12, the Russian army, together with the army of the principalities of Samegrelo and Abkhazia, moved towards Poti. One part of the army moved to the left side of Rioni river and stood about 3 km from the ...
A group of Russian Marines of the Black Sea Fleet landed in the Georgian port city in late October 1993 to protect an important railway between Poti and the Georgian capital Tbilisi. In November clashes between the Russians and the Zviadists erupted, with the Russian Major General Boris Djukov, claiming no Russian casualties.