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12007 Georgia missile incident — The 2007 Georgia missile incident refers to the landing of a missile in the Georgian controlled village of Tsitelubani in the Gori district near the Georgian Ossetian conflict zone, some 65 km (40 miles) north west of Tbilisi, the capital of… …
2McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle — F 15 redirects here. For other uses, see F15 (disambiguation). F 15 Eagle USAF F 15C over Washington …
3Calendar of 1998 — ▪ 1999 January January 1 At the stroke of the new year, the Russian ruble is worth a thousand times less than before as three zeros are removed from its value; about six new rubles equal one U.S. dollar. Foreign Minister David Levy… …
4Military Affairs — ▪ 2009 Introduction Russia and Georgia fought a short, intense war in 2008, fueling global fears of a new Cold War. On August 7 Georgia launched an aerial bombardment and ground attacks against its breakaway province of South Ossetia.… …
5Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… …
62008 South Ossetia war — Part of Georgian–Ossetian conflict and Georgian–Abkhazian conflict Locat …
7Timeline of the 2008 South Ossetia war — The 2008 South Ossetia war started on August 7, 2008 and involves Georgia, Russian Federation, South Ossetia and Abkhazia.Military conflict TimelineThe tensions have been escalating through the year of 2008, but the countdown to the open… …
8Moonbase Alpha (Space: 1999) — This article is about the setting of Space: 1999, a television series. For the NASA computer game, see Moonbase Alpha (video game). Moonbase Alpha Moon, Plato …
9Georgia — /jawr jeuh/, n. 1. a state in the SE United States. 5,464,265; 58,876 sq. mi. (152,489 sq. km). Cap.: Atlanta. Abbr.: GA (for use with zip code), Ga. 2. Also called Georgian Republic. a republic in Transcaucasia, bordering on the Black Sea, N of… …
10Georgia–Russia relations — Georgian–Russian relations are the relations between Georgia and Russia and between the Georgian and Russian people in particular, lasting from the 18th century. During 18th century Russia, Ottoman Empire and Persia vied for control over the… …
