Battle of the Kodori Valley

Battle of the Kodori Valley
Part of the Abkhaz-Georgian conflict
and the Russo-Georgian War

Map of Abkhazia, showing the
location of the Upper Kodori Valley.
Date9–12 August 2008
(3 days)
Location
Abkhazia, Western Georgia
Result

Abkhaz-Russian victory

Belligerents
Abkhazia Abkhazia
Russia Russia		 Georgia (country) Georgia
Commanders and leaders
Abkhazia Sergei Bagapsh
Abkhazia Mirab Kishmaria
Abkhazia Anatoly Zaitsev †
Russia Vladimir Shamanov		 Georgia (country) Mikheil Saakashvili
Georgia (country) Davit Kezerashvili
Strength
Abkhazia 1,000 soldiers[1]
Russia Five battalions on the Abkhazian front in total, one tactical group blocked the Kodori Valley[2]		 Georgia (country) 2,500 soldiers on the Abkhazian front in total[3]
Casualties and losses
Abkhazia 1 killed[4] Georgia (country) 2 killed[5]

The Battle of the Kodori Valley was a military operation during the Russo-Georgian War in the Upper Kodori Valley of Abkhazia, a breakaway region of Georgia. It was the only part of Abkhazia under Georgian control before this military conflict. On 9 August 2008, the Abkhaz military, with support by Russian forces, launched an operation to remove the remaining Georgian troops from the disputed gorge. After three days, the Georgian military left the Upper Kodori Valley.

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  2. ^ Rashchepkin, Konstantin (August 8, 2009). "На Абхазском направлении" (in Russian). Red Star.
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  5. ^ "Abchasen räumen Minen und suchen versprengte georgische Truppen im Kodori-Tal" (in German). RIA Novosti. August 14, 2008. Archived from the original on August 18, 2008.