Georgia marks seventh anniversary of five-day war with Russia, mourns dead

Georgia’s religious leaders visited the Mukhatgverdi military cemetery in Tbilisi on August 10 to pay their respects to the national troops killed in the 2008 August War with Russia.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! UAA1 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Vigils were held all across the country to mark the seventh anniversary of a five-day standoff with the Russian army which claimed lives of 166 Georgian army servicemen, 14 police officers, and more than 220 civilians, Ukraine Today reports.

See unian.info’s video section for more of the latest news from Ukraine in video from Ukraine Today, Ukraine’s 24-hour English-language news channel.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! UAA2 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!