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Q55 (CDS-I/2009) International Relations & Global Affairs › India's Bilateral & Regional Relations › Regional politics and security Answer Verified

Which one of the following countries has recently carried out military operations in Georgia

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Russia carried out significant military operations in Georgia during the August 2008 conflict. The war began following tensions in the breakaway region of South Ossetia, where Georgia launched a military offensive to restore constitutional order [t2]. Russia responded by attacking Georgian military forces, claiming a right to defend ethnic Russians and its peacekeepers [t1][t8]. The Russian military response was swift and overwhelming, with its forces penetrating deep into sovereign Georgian territory beyond the immediate conflict zones of South Ossetia and Abkhazia [t3][t4]. Russia characterized its intervention as a 'peacekeeping operation to enforce peace' [t2]. Following the conflict, Russia further enhanced its military presence in the region by establishing permanent bases in the breakaway territories, which significantly impacted Georgia's territorial integrity and regional security dynamics [t5][t9].

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  1. [1] https://casebook.icrc.org/case-study/georgiarussia-independent-international-fact-finding-mission-conflict-south-ossetia
  2. [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_reaction_to_the_Russo-Georgian_War
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