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Georgia marks 8th anniversary of war with Russia

Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili (R) attends a wreath laying ceremony at a cemetery in Tbilisi on August 8, 2016 as Georgians mark the eighth anniversary of the Russian-South Ossetian-Georgian conflict of August 2008. (AFP)

Svetlana Alimova
Press TV, Tbilisi

Eight years have passed since Russia and Georgia engaged in a brief but violent war over South Ossetia. On Monday, Georgians turned up at the cemetery to commemorate the war victims. However, some Georgians still hold the country’s previous government responsible for igniting the regional tension.

 


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