OREANDA-NEWS  The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has upheld Georgia's claim against Russia and ordered it to recover 253 million euros from the Russian side for alleged human rights violations after the 2008 conflict. This is reported by the Euractive portal with reference to the court decision.

The lawsuit was filed with the ECHR in 2018. According to the court, Russia "committed violations, including excessive use of force, ill-treatment, illegal detention and illegal restrictions on daily movement across the administrative border between the territory controlled by Georgia."

At the same time, in October 2021, the ECHR rejected the claims of residents of South Ossetia for human rights violations by the Georgian military. They complained about both the massive shelling from multiple rocket launchers and the actions of the military entering Tskhinvali.

The ECHR ruled that Georgia was deprived of the opportunity to exercise power in these areas, and the events that took place there could not, in the opinion of the judges, be considered as falling under Georgian jurisdiction solely on the grounds that "the territory where the hostilities took place was formally Georgian."

In August, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze named the customers of the 2008 war with Russia. He also recommended asking US President Donald Trump what exactly is behind this definition.

On August 8, 2008, Russia's five-day war with Georgia began. The President of Russia at that time, Dmitry Medvedev, announced a peace enforcement operation.