| Occupation of Gori | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the Russo-Georgian War | |||||||||
  Gori | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Russia |
 Georgia | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Vyacheslav Borisov Sulim Yamadayev | Unknown | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| Russian Ground ForcesRussian Air Force |
Georgian Defence Forces Georgian Police | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| None |
9 officers killed 3 officers missing | ||||||||
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14 civilians killed[1] 22 civilians missing 1 Dutch journalist (Stan Storimans) killed[2] | |||||||||
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Creation of at least 56,000 Georgian refugees[3] | |||||||||
During the Russo-Georgian War, the city of Gori in Georgia was militarily occupied by Russia for a period of nine days, beginning on 13 August 2008. Although it ultimately withdrew from Gori on 22 August, the Russian military has been occupying other parts of Georgia for almost two decades.
- ^ "The Tanks of August" (PDF). Centre for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies. p. 60. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2011-01-28. Retrieved 2014-03-29.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
stanwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Humanitarian effort begins in Georgia". CNN. 11 August 2008. Archived from the original on 18 August 2008. Retrieved 27 August 2008.