Occupation
On August 14 it was reported by elements of the media that Russian troops had occupied the city, and that Georgian naval vessels had been sunk, although it was not immediately clear whether this was accomplished by land, air or naval forces.
On August 19, 2008, Russian troops captured 22 Georgian soldiers and seized four American Humvees in the port city.
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Famous quotes containing the word occupation:
“The most costly of all follies is to believe passionately in the palpably not true. It is the chief occupation of mankind.”
—H.L. (Henry Lewis)
“... possibly there is no needful occupation which is wholly unbeautiful. The beauty of work depends upon the way we meet it—whether we arm ourselves each morning to attack it as an enemy that must be vanquished before night comes, or whether we open our eyes with the sunrise to welcome it as an approaching friend who will keep us delightful company all day, and who will make us feel, at evening, that the day was well worth its fatigues.”
—Lucy Larcom (1824–1893)
“Love is the natural occupation of the man of leisure.”
—Charles Baudelaire (1821–1867)