Fifteen years after the invasion, Georgia remembers those killed by Russian occupiers
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.
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00:00 15 years after Russia`s invasion, Georgia`s president led tributes to the civilians and
00:07 soldiers killed in five days of fighting that left 20 percent of the country`s territory
00:11 occupied.
00:13 It is a time veteran Berdyazadze will never forget. His unit responded with artillery.
00:19 (In Georgian)
00:38 During one of the clashes, Berdyazadze`s unit was surrounded by the Russians. The soldier
00:41 returned to the front alone to help one of his wounded comrades. For his bravery, he received
00:46 one of the highest Georgian military decorations, the Order of Vakhtangorgasal, which he later
00:52 gave to the family of a Georgian soldier who died fighting for Ukraine.
00:58 Berdyazadze left the army in 2021 and now lives with his wife and children in a village
01:03 neighboring one of the Russian occupied territories.
01:06 (whooshing)