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​The Georgian flag flies next to a destroyed building at a military base in Gori, Georgia, on Sept. 16, 2008.
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Russia invaded Georgia too, and it never left

Georgia marks the 15th anniversary of the outbreak of the Russo-Georgian war this month. In 2008, a conflict between Russian-backed separatist forces in Georgia’s breakaway South Ossetia and Georgian troops sparked a Russian invasion of the South Caucasus country. To this day, 20% of Georgia remains occupied by pro-Russian forces.