2008 Ossetia War
On 3 August 2008, five battalions of the Russian 58th Army commanded by General-Colonel Anatoliy Nogovitsin were moved to the vicinity of Roki Tunnel that links South Ossetia with North Ossetia. On 8 August 2008 the Army invaded Georgia, moving into South Ossetia and engaging in combat with Georgian forces in defense of the South Ossetian region, most notably its capital Tskhinval.
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