Georgia attends a NATO summit. In response, Russia recognizes the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, and Abkhazia enters into negotiations with the Russian government over prisoner exchanges and gas exploration without the permission of Georgia.

Russia recognized independce of Abkhazia and South ossetia after the war.

Georgia builds up troops on the border with Abkhazia, Russia sends 2500 "peacekeepers" to Abkhazia.

Bullshit. Russia increased the amount of peacekeepers they had there, to 2,500 which still was in limit of agreement made in 1994.

Three bombs go off on the border between South Ossetia and Georgia, and in a separate incident Ossetian separatists and Georgian military troops exchange fire and there are civilian casualties on both sides.

Are you trying to bullshit on purpose? Georgian pickup truck drove over and IED, wounding soldiers. IN return Georgian snipers killed south ossetian soldiers at checkpoint.

On August 1, a Georgian police pickup truck was blown up at 08:00 by an IED on the road near Tskhinvali, injuring five Georgian policemen. The Georgians suspected that South Ossetian separatists were responsible. At 18:17, snipers from Georgian Interior Ministry retaliated and attacked the border checkpoints of the South Ossetia's Interior Ministry, killing four Ossetians and injuring seven.[50]

South Ossetian separatists attack Georgian villages. This is the start of the actual war as the South Ossetian president declares that "North Ossetian" troops will arrive from the other side of the Caucasus to attack Georgia.

South Ossetian separatist attack villages in response of Georgian sniper attack on their checkpoint. Georgia retaliates by indiscriminately shelling South ossetian capital.