2008 August War
Putin visits Abkhazia as commemorations held for August War
Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Abkhazia on 8 August, as hundreds of Georgians gathered near the South Ossetian and Abkhazian borders to commemorate the ninth anniversary of the 2008 August War. The previous day, commemorations were held in the South Ossetian capital Tskhinvali for ‘victims of Georgian aggression’. Putin in Abkhazia Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Abkhazia by helicopter on 8 August, where he met with Abkhazian leader Raul Khadzhimba. ‘We have a ver
