The Post-Soviet Conflicts Watch provides an overview of ongoing conflicts and post-conflict developments across the post-Soviet space. The document presents a review and analysis of key events and trends in the Russian-occupied regions of Georgia — Abkhazia and the Tskhinvali region — as well as in the breakaway region of Transnistria, the autonomous entity of…
Giorgi Bidzinashvili The incorporation of Ossetian military personnel into the 4th Military Base of the Russian Ministry of Defence, stationed in the occupied Tskhinvali region since the 2008 Russo-Georgian War, entered an active phase in 2017. The move was seen as effectively dissolving the so-called “Ossetian army” in the occupied territory. Russia’s objective – to…
Giorgi Bidzinashvili Since the 2008 Russo-Georgian War, the Russian Defence Ministry’s 7th Military Base has been the main guarantor of security in occupied Abkhazia. Nonetheless, the de facto Abkhazian defence ministry continues to hold a degree of significance, as its general staff has frequently been led by ethnic Russian senior officers with prior service in…
Giorgi Bidzinashvili The ultimate guarantor of security in the occupied Tskhinvali region since the 2008 Russo-Georgian War has been the 4th Military Base of the Russian Defence Ministry. However, the de facto Defence Ministry retains a certain degree of importance in its capacity, often headed by ethnic Russian high-ranking officers who previously served in the…