On August 7, 2012, the documentary "Lost Day of War" appeared on the Internet. It is dedicated to the problems of the war that happened between Russia and Georgia exactly four years ago. The creators of the motion picture are unknown, she has already collected tens of thousands of views on YouTube video hosting.
In the film "Lost Day of War", senior former military officials claim that then-President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev issued a decree on the start of hostilities in Georgia with a delay of one day. This mistake, they said, provoked the deaths of many people.
At the same time, they oppose the former president of the current leader of the Russian Federation - decisive Vladimir Putin. The film says that the real leader is someone who is not afraid to lose their reputation, but not compatriots; one who will not procrastinate while the blood is pouring.
The film "Lost Day of War" is dedicated to the outbreak of war in South Ossetia in August 2008. Throughout the 47-minute picture, there is a desire to show the weakness of Dmitry Medvedev as president, strategist and tactician. In the film, the figure of Georgia itself is indirectly associated with his figure. The year 2008 is called convenient for Saakashvili, since he “felt weak”, “the appointment of a new supreme commander gave impetus to Georgia for decisive action.”
Involved in the film "Lost Day of War" and Yuri Baluevsky - former chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces (until June 2008). In the film, he says that Medvedev for a long time did not want to make the necessary decision, lowering him to the level of the district commander. According to Baluevsky, who was also voiced in the film, Putin also instructed at the time about the need for a military response to the Georgian attack, but in Moscow "at the top level" they were afraid of responsibility, "until they got a kick from Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin from Beijing."
Baluevsky himself refused to give any comments to the media. A man from his entourage confirmed the general’s participation in this film, but refused to name its authors. Russian President Vladimir Putin explained to reporters that they had been thinking about Georgia’s response for three days, since it was a very responsible decision.
