Unrecognised/ Partially Recognised States and Non-state Entities
| Entity | Response |
|---|---|
| Abkhazia | On 5 August, Abkhazia's foreign minister, Sergey Shamba, announced that Abkhazia's army might open a second front against Georgia if it launched a full-scale attack against Ossetia. |
| Caucasus Emirate | On 9 August, Movladi Udugov, rebel spokesman for the Caucasus Emirate, stated that "for the time being neither Tbilisi nor Washington have appealed to us with any requests or offers" to fight alongside Georgian forces." |
| Chechen Republic of Ichkeria | Usman Ferzauli, the Foreign Minister of the separatist Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, called for the international community to halt the Russian advance in Georgia, stating, "Based on this alarming situation, the leadership of the CRI calls on all peace-loving countries to show integrity and curb the aggressor, to prevent the escalation of military conflict." |
| Don Cossacks | On 8 August Viktor Vodolatskiy, the ataman of the Don Cossacks Host, said, a "volunteer 429th independent motor rifle regiment" will be created to help South Ossetia and that 450 people had already signed up. Since then, hundreds of Don Cossack volunteers crossed the border to fight Georgia. |
| Kosovo | President of Kosovo Fatmir Sejdiu said that Kosovo cannot serve as an example for Russia to recognise South Ossetia or Abkhazia. He said "We have always stressed that Kosovo has special characteristics. That it is sui generis and it cannot be used as a precedent for other conflict zones, areas or regions". He said that Kosovo was "on the side of great world powers". |
| Kuban Cossacks | The Kuban Cossacks, according to Khariton Yedziyev, expressed their readiness to help the defence of South Ossetia. |
| Nagorno-Karabakh Republic | Several public ministries released a joint statement: "We consider the effort to solve any conflict by force absolutely unallowable, and we call on the government of Georgia to immediately stop the fighting, which has already brought about numerous casualties among the peaceful population of South Ossetia. |
| North Ossetia-Alania | North Ossetian president Taimuraz Mamsurov accompanied a convoy to the area and was subjected to a bombardment, surviving unharmed. Earlier, he stated that hundreds of armed volunteers from North Ossetia were heading to the area of Tskhinvali. |
| Terek Cossacks | On 8 August Khariton Yedziyev, the ataman of the Terek Cossacks, said that part of his regiment was fighting in South Ossetia against Georgia. |
| Transnistria | On 8 August, the separatist republic's Foreign Ministry stated, "The act was against a free democratic nation of South Ossetia... The Georgian government doesn't understand any logic but the logic of blood and violence... We don't exclude our government won't prevent volunteers to join the defense of the South Ossetian Republic". |
Read more about this topic: International Reaction To The 2008 South Ossetia War
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