Battle in the Liakhvi Gorge

Battles in the Liakhvi Gorge
Part of Russo-Georgian War

A map of the russian offensive in the Liakhvi Gorge.
Date7–9 August 2008
(2 days)
Location
Liakhvi Gorge, near the Liakhvi Strict Nature Reserve, Georgia
Result

Russian & South Ossetian victory

Belligerents
Georgia (country) Georgia Russia Russia
 South Ossetia
Commanders and leaders
Georgia (country) Mamuka Kurashvili
Georgia (country) David Nairashvili		 South Ossetia Vasily Lunev
Russia Anatoly Khrulyov
Russia Alexander Zhuravlyov
Russia Sulim Yamadayev
Units involved

Defence Forces of Georgia

Russian Armed Forces

Strength
Georgia (country) 11,700 military personnel, 891 armored vehicles and 138 artillery pieces[6][7][a] Russia 700[5]-1,500[8][3] men
Around 150 tanks and armoured carriers[9][3][4]

The Battles in the Liakhvi Gorge were fought between Russian and Georgian forces during the Russo-Georgian War. The battle began with the entry of Russian troops into the territory of South Ossetia through the Roki Tunnel after 2008 Caucasus exercises. After the end of the battle, units of the Ossetian militia army burned several villages located in the Georgian enclave north of Tskhinvali.

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