{"id":841,"date":"2022-06-08T11:22:10","date_gmt":"2022-06-08T11:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chrisstowers.com\/?page_id=841"},"modified":"2022-06-10T13:50:06","modified_gmt":"2022-06-10T13:50:06","slug":"georgia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chrisstowers.com\/georgia\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgia &#8211; War"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"gb-container gb-container-f57b84f4\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-d9cb7370 gb-headline-text\">Georgia &#8211; War<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-36e479a5 gb-headline-text\">2008<\/h4>\n\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<section class=\"gb-container gb-container-2b20a398\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<p class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-406d0a3e gb-headline-text\">Chris found himself on the frontline when Russian forces invaded Georgia, on 8<sup>th<\/sup> August, 2008. The short but intense war for the border region &#8211; between South Ossetia and Stalin\u2019s hometown of Gori &#8211; saw a massive flow of refugees to the capital, Tblisi. Chris covered the ensuing crisis for the NGO Save The Children, and many other media outlets.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<section class=\"gb-container gb-container-c04696b6\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery.kb-gallery-wrap-id-_a1c198-f6{margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery .kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-_a1c198-f6{margin:-20px;}.kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-_a1c198-f6 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item{padding:20px;}.kb-gallery-id-_a1c198-f6 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius{border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery kb-gallery-wrap-id-_a1c198-f6\"><ul class=\"kb-gallery-ul kb-gallery-type-masonry kb-masonry-init kb-gallery-id-_a1c198-f6 kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover kb-gallery-filter-none kb-gallery-magnific-init\" data-item-selector=\".kadence-blocks-gallery-item\" data-image-filter=\"none\" data-lightbox-caption=\"false\" data-columns-xxl=\"1\" data-columns-xl=\"1\" data-columns-lg=\"1\" data-columns-md=\"1\" data-columns-sm=\"1\" data-columns-xs=\"1\"><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kb-gallery-item-has-link kadence-blocks-gallery-item-hide-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chrisstowers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1.-GEORGIA_War-3.webp\" class=\"kb-gallery-item-link\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:768px\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:66.92708333333334%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/chrisstowers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1.-GEORGIA_War-3-768x514.webp\" width=\"768\" height=\"514\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/chrisstowers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1.-GEORGIA_War-3.webp\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/chrisstowers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1.-GEORGIA_War-3.webp\" data-id=\"852\" data-link=\"https:\/\/chrisstowers.com\/georgia\/1-georgia_war-5\/#main\" data-custom-link=\"\" data-custom-link-target=\"\" data-sponsored=\"\" class=\"wp-image-852\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chrisstowers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1.-GEORGIA_War-3-768x514.webp 768w, https:\/\/chrisstowers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1.-GEORGIA_War-3-300x201.webp 300w, https:\/\/chrisstowers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1.-GEORGIA_War-3.webp 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\">GEORGIA near Gori A fire burns underneath a military vehicle shortly after a convoy of Georgian tanks and armoured personnel carriers was attacked by Russian helicopters as retreating from Gori. The retreat turned into a rout of the Georgan army, with Russian troops consequently occupying Gori and large areas of Georgia for the next few months. 11th August, 2008.<\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kb-gallery-item-has-link kadence-blocks-gallery-item-hide-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chrisstowers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2.-GEORGIA_War.webp\" class=\"kb-gallery-item-link\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:768px\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:66.92708333333334%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/chrisstowers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2.-GEORGIA_War-768x514.webp\" width=\"768\" height=\"514\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/chrisstowers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2.-GEORGIA_War.webp\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/chrisstowers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2.-GEORGIA_War.webp\" data-id=\"853\" data-link=\"https:\/\/chrisstowers.com\/georgia\/2-georgia_war-2\/#main\" data-custom-link=\"\" data-custom-link-target=\"\" data-sponsored=\"\" class=\"wp-image-853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chrisstowers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2.-GEORGIA_War-768x514.webp 768w, https:\/\/chrisstowers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2.-GEORGIA_War-300x201.webp 300w, https:\/\/chrisstowers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2.-GEORGIA_War.webp 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\">GEORGIA Gori A woman &#8211; still carrying the key to her apartment &#8211; lets out a cry as housing blocks burn behind her after a Russian air attack on a munitions depot in Gori went astray, killing many civilians. Floods of Georgian refugees began to choke the roads out of Gori to safety in the capital Tblisi, and beyond, as the war escalated after this incident. 9th August, 2008<\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kb-gallery-item-has-link kadence-blocks-gallery-item-hide-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chrisstowers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/3.-GEORGIA_War.webp\" class=\"kb-gallery-item-link\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:768px\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:66.92708333333334%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/chrisstowers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/3.-GEORGIA_War-768x514.webp\" width=\"768\" height=\"514\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/chrisstowers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/3.-GEORGIA_War.webp\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/chrisstowers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/3.-GEORGIA_War.webp\" data-id=\"854\" data-link=\"https:\/\/chrisstowers.com\/georgia\/3-georgia_war-2\/#main\" data-custom-link=\"\" data-custom-link-target=\"\" data-sponsored=\"\" class=\"wp-image-854\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chrisstowers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/3.-GEORGIA_War-768x514.webp 768w, https:\/\/chrisstowers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/3.-GEORGIA_War-300x201.webp 300w, https:\/\/chrisstowers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/3.-GEORGIA_War.webp 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\">GEORGIA Gori A young boy flees with his ageing relative into the town of Gori after people were forced to evacuate surrounding villages due to Russian air attacks. Gori was to be only a temporary staging point for refugees like these, most people trying to get to the relative safety of the Tblisi before the Russians occupied Gori the following day. 11th August, 2008<\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kb-gallery-item-has-link kadence-blocks-gallery-item-hide-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chrisstowers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/4.-GEORGIA_War.webp\" class=\"kb-gallery-item-link\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:768px\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:66.92708333333334%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/chrisstowers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/4.-GEORGIA_War-768x514.webp\" width=\"768\" height=\"514\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/chrisstowers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/4.-GEORGIA_War.webp\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/chrisstowers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/4.-GEORGIA_War.webp\" data-id=\"855\" data-link=\"https:\/\/chrisstowers.com\/georgia\/4-georgia_war-2\/#main\" data-custom-link=\"\" data-custom-link-target=\"\" data-sponsored=\"\" class=\"wp-image-855\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chrisstowers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/4.-GEORGIA_War-768x514.webp 768w, https:\/\/chrisstowers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/4.-GEORGIA_War-300x201.webp 300w, https:\/\/chrisstowers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/4.-GEORGIA_War.webp 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\">GEORGIA South Ossetia border An ethnic Georgian woman pushes her belongings over the border into Georgia &#8211; past a largely ineffective Russian peacekeepers checkpoint &#8211; as she flees fighting in South Ossetia. Georgia launched a series of attacks in an effort to reclaim the breakaway region of South Ossetia, which has had de facto independence &#8211; and Russian backing &#8211; since the end of a conflict in 1992. The attacks prompted Russia to invade Georgia and occupy, among other key points, the town of Gori, forcing a wave of refugees into Tblisi and beyond. 10th August, 2008<\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kb-gallery-item-has-link kadence-blocks-gallery-item-hide-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chrisstowers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/5.-GEORGIA_War.webp\" class=\"kb-gallery-item-link\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:768px\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:66.92708333333334%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/chrisstowers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/5.-GEORGIA_War-768x514.webp\" width=\"768\" height=\"514\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/chrisstowers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/5.-GEORGIA_War.webp\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/chrisstowers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/5.-GEORGIA_War.webp\" data-id=\"856\" data-link=\"https:\/\/chrisstowers.com\/georgia\/5-georgia_war-2\/#main\" data-custom-link=\"\" data-custom-link-target=\"\" data-sponsored=\"\" class=\"wp-image-856\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chrisstowers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/5.-GEORGIA_War-768x514.webp 768w, https:\/\/chrisstowers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/5.-GEORGIA_War-300x201.webp 300w, https:\/\/chrisstowers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/5.-GEORGIA_War.webp 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\">GEORGIA Dzerbuli (near Gori) The funeral of 30 year old soldier Georgi Makrizde in his village of Dzerbuli, 7 km from the South Ossetia border. He was killed on 10\/08\/2008 during fighting in the South Ossetia capital. Georgia launched a series of attacks in an effort to reclaim the breakaway region of South Ossetia, which has had de facto independence &#8211; and Russian backing &#8211; since the end of a conflict in 1992. The attacks prompted Russia to retaliate against positions within South Ossetia and Georgia. 11th August, 2008<\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kb-gallery-item-has-link kadence-blocks-gallery-item-hide-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chrisstowers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/6.-GEORGIA_War.webp\" class=\"kb-gallery-item-link\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:768px\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:66.92708333333334%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/chrisstowers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/6.-GEORGIA_War-768x514.webp\" width=\"768\" height=\"514\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/chrisstowers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/6.-GEORGIA_War.webp\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/chrisstowers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/6.-GEORGIA_War.webp\" data-id=\"857\" data-link=\"https:\/\/chrisstowers.com\/georgia\/6-georgia_war-2\/#main\" data-custom-link=\"\" data-custom-link-target=\"\" data-sponsored=\"\" class=\"wp-image-857\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chrisstowers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/6.-GEORGIA_War-768x514.webp 768w, https:\/\/chrisstowers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/6.-GEORGIA_War-300x201.webp 300w, https:\/\/chrisstowers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/6.-GEORGIA_War.webp 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\">GEORGIA Tbilisi A young girl from Garejvari village, close to the South Ossetia border, is traumatised having just arrived in Tbilisi after most of her fellow villagers evacuated their houses after the Russian military advanced into Georgia, sparking a refugee crisis in the ill-prepared Georgian capital, and beyond. 13th August, 2008<\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kb-gallery-item-has-link kadence-blocks-gallery-item-hide-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chrisstowers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/7.-GEORGIA_War.webp\" class=\"kb-gallery-item-link\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:685px\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:149.4890510948905%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/chrisstowers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/7.-GEORGIA_War.webp\" width=\"685\" height=\"1024\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/chrisstowers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/7.-GEORGIA_War.webp\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/chrisstowers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/7.-GEORGIA_War.webp\" data-id=\"858\" data-link=\"https:\/\/chrisstowers.com\/georgia\/7-georgia_war-2\/#main\" data-custom-link=\"\" data-custom-link-target=\"\" data-sponsored=\"\" class=\"wp-image-858\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chrisstowers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/7.-GEORGIA_War.webp 685w, https:\/\/chrisstowers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/7.-GEORGIA_War-201x300.webp 201w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 685px) 100vw, 685px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\">GEORGIA Tbilisi Five year old Tengiz Eliauri &#8211; who suffered heart complications during the evacuation from his home village during fighting close to the South Ossetia border &#8211; is now paralised on one side of his body and lives as a refugee in the Georgian capital city with his 62 year old grandmother Sophio Eliauri (pictured here at their temporary shelter at an kindergarten). 14th August, 2008<\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Georgia &#8211; War 2008 Chris found himself on the frontline when Russian forces invaded Georgia, on 8th August, 2008. The short but intense war for the border region &#8211; between South Ossetia and Stalin\u2019s hometown of Gori &#8211; saw a massive flow of refugees to the capital, Tblisi. Chris covered the ensuing crisis for the &#8230; <a title=\"Georgia &#8211; War\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/chrisstowers.com\/georgia\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Georgia &#8211; War\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chrisstowers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/841"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chrisstowers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chrisstowers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chrisstowers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chrisstowers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=841"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/chrisstowers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/841\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1131,"href":"https:\/\/chrisstowers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/841\/revisions\/1131"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chrisstowers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=841"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}