Today, we had a largish raid group of 11+ to take on an #OriginFormePalkia in - it turned out to be a good raid.
Just for fun, my strongest ditto was backing up my mega salamence who was in #1 position. Turns out that the ditto's shapeshift did not cancel out my salamance's mega form which was a happy surprise 😁
#Russia recognised #SouthOssetia and another breakaway region, #Abkhazia, as independent states in 2008 after Russian troops repelled a Georgian attempt to retake South Ossetia in a five-day war in 2008.
But the West accused Russia of effectively annexing Abkhazia and South Ossetia, one fifth of #Georgia's territory. #Ukraine
Because both sides were once controlled by Georgia, with no official agreement to separate them, the "border" fence runs right through many people's farms and even back yards.
Georgia's president has called for a united front to face Russia, fifteen years after a fifth of the country's territory was seized and occupied in an invasion.
Georgia’s president has marked the fifteenth anniversary of Russia’s invasion of her country in 2008, laying wreaths at a cemetery near Tbilisi.
Russian forces still occupy parts of Georgia after seizing parts of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.