42°11′20″N 43°56′20″E / 42.189°N 43.939°E
| 4th Guards Military Base | |
|---|---|
| 4-я гвардейская военная база | |
.svg) The emblem of the Russian Armed Forces | |
| Active | 2009–Present (unofficially 2006–Present) |
| Country |  Russia |
| Allegiance | Russia South Ossetia |
| Branch | .svg){kind=small} Russian Armed Forces |
| Type | Task force/Military base |
| Size | 4,500 soldiers[1] |
| Part of | 58th Army of the Southern Military District |
| Headquarters | Tskhinvali |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Guards Colonel Alexander Kravtsov |
The 4th Guards Military Base (Russian: 4-я гвардейская военная база) is a sizable overseas military base of the Russian Armed Forces stationed in the disputed territory of South Ossetia. Russia considers South Ossetia to be an independent state and justifies its military deployment in the area by an intergovernmental agreement, while Georgia considers the entity as its territory occupied by Russia.
The military base is subordinate to the 58th Army within the Southern Military District of the Russian Armed Forces.[2] It was the first military of strategic importance in the Caucasus.[3] The base is located in the city of Tskhinvali and the town of Java.
- ^ Базы на 49 лет. Совфед ратифицировал соглашения о военных базах в Абхазии и Южной Осетии
- ^ "Russian Military Forces: Interactive Map".
- ^ Lavrov, Anton (2010). "Post-war Deployment of Russian Forces in Abkhazia and South Ossetia". In Ruslan Pukhov (ed.). The Tanks of August. Centre for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies. ISBN 978-5-9902320-1-3.