Battle of Tskhinvali

Battle of Tskhinvali
Part of Russo-Georgian War

Movements of opposing forces around Tskhinvali. Blue arrows show Georgian movements, red show Russian movements
Date8–11 August 2008
(3 days)
Location
Tskhinvali, Georgia
Result

Russian and South Ossetian victory

  • Georgian forces withdraw fully from the city
  • Russian forces continue to advance into undisputed Georgia
Belligerents
Georgia (country) Georgia Russia Russia
 South Ossetia
Commanders and leaders
Georgia (country) Mikheil Saakashvili
Georgia (country) Davit Kezerashvili
Georgia (country) Mamuka Kurashvili
Georgia (country) Vano Merabishvili
Georgia (country) Zaza Gogava
Russia Anatoly Khrulyov (WIA)
Russia Marat Kulakhmetov
Russia Sulim Yamadayev
Russia Kazbek Friev [1][2]
South Ossetia Anatoly Barankevich [3][4]
South Ossetia Vasiliy Lunev [5][6]
Strength
Georgia (country) 10,000–11,000 servicemen in entire South Ossetia[7] Russia 496 from Russian battalion, 488 from North Ossetia serving as peacekeepers.[8]
Up to 10,000 troops arrived from Russia as reinforcements[9]
South Ossetia Up to 3,500 troops.[10]
Casualties and losses

Georgia (country) Georgia
Fewer than total war casualties
Georgian Armed Forces:

Ministry of Internal Affairs:

Russia Russia
Fewer than total war casualties

South Ossetia South Ossetia
Fewer than total war casualties
Ministry of Defence:

Ministry of Internal Affairs:

Ossetian reserves:

The Battle of Tskhinvali (Georgian: ცხინვალის ბრძოლა; Russian: Бои за Цхинвали) was a fight for the city of Tskhinvali, the capital of the self-proclaimed Republic of South Ossetia. It was the only major battle in the Russo-Georgian War. Georgian ground troops entered the city on early 8 August 2008. After the three-day fierce fighting with South Ossetian militia and Russian troops, Georgian troops finally withdrew from the city on the evening of 10 August. By 11 August, all Georgian troops had left South Ossetia and Russian forces advanced into undisputed Georgia facing no resistance.

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  2. ^ Анатолий Бибилов: «Мы защищали родной город, родную республику, что в этом героического?» (in Russian). Information agency RES. 8 August 2009.
  3. ^ Баранкевич, Анатолий (in Russian). Lenta.ru.
  4. ^ www.kaliningrad.ru. Генерал Баранкевич лично подбил грузинский танк (in Russian). BaltPortal.ru. Archived from the original on 4 December 2008.
  5. ^ Aleksandr Volkov (11 August 2008). Войсками Южной Осетии командует бывший пермский военком генерал-майор Василий Лунев (in Russian). Novyy Region. Archived from the original on 7 December 2008.
  6. ^ Обороной Южной Осетии руководит выходец с Урала (in Russian). URA.Ru. 11 August 2008. Archived from the original on 24 August 2011.
  7. ^ Volume II 2009, p. 214.
  8. ^ Volume III 2009, p. 371.
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference defensebrief was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ Volume III 2009, p. 520.
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  12. ^ a b c d "BASIC FACTS: CONSEQUENCES OF RUSSIAN AGGRESSION IN GEORGIA". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia. Archived from the original on 2 August 2014.
  13. ^ "Russia increases death toll in S. Ossetia conflict to 67 soldiers". RIA Novosti. 7 August 2009. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014.
  14. ^ a b "Russia lost 64 troops in Georgia war, 283 wounded". Reuters. 21 February 2009. Archived from the original on 24 February 2009.
  15. ^ a b c Tanks 2010, pp. 136–137.
  16. ^ Aleksandr Kelekhsaev (11 April 2009). Юрий ТАНАЕВ: "Грузинская сторона по моральному духу и боеготовности не готова к активным действиям" (in Russian). "Южная Осетия". Archived from the original on 28 July 2013.