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MOSCOW, August 20 (RIA Novosti) - A senior...
Russian border following a major ground and air offensive by Georgia against its breakaway republic of South Ossetia on August 8. The attack prompted Russia to send in tanks and hundreds of troops and eventually expel Georgian troops from the province.South Ossetia said on Wednesday around 1,500 local residents were killed by Georgian forces during the attack. A total of 37,000 people are reported to have fled across the Russian border.
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