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Act of War

Georgia-Ossetia war, the bloodiest conflict in the post-Soviet history.

RT’s Oksana Boyko tells the story of the Georgia-Ossetia War of 2008. Meet the people affected by the offensive, the theater that Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili created and how his act was perceived by the world. Also hear the recollections of the then president Dmitry Medvedev about the biggest challenge he faced during his tenure as President of Russia.

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Published: 08 August 2013 00:00

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