2008 Battle of the Kodori Valley

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The 2008 Battle of the Kodori Valley was a key military confrontation during the Russo-Georgian War in which Russian and Abkhaz forces seized the last Georgian-controlled area of Abkhazia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
belligerent Abkhaz separatist forces
linked to: Abkhaz forces

Abkhazia
Georgia
Georgian Armed Forces
Russian Armed Forces
Russian Federation
linked to: Russia
conflict Abkhaz–Georgian conflict
Russo-Georgian War
conflictType interstate conflict with separatist involvement
countryInvolved Georgia
Russia
endTime 2008-08-12
geopoliticalContext post-Soviet territorial disputes in the Caucasus
hasCasualties yes
involvedEthnoPoliticalConflict Georgian–Abkhaz conflict
location Abkhazia
Georgia
Kodori Valley
linked to: Kodori Gorge

South Caucasus
Upper Abkhazia
linked to: Abkhazia
militaryObjective seizure of Georgian-held Upper Kodori Gorge
opponent Abkhaz and Russian forces
Georgian government forces
outcome Abkhaz control over entire territory of Abkhazia
partOf Russo-Georgian War
partOfMilitaryCampaign Russian operations in Abkhazia during the Russo-Georgian War
precededBy opening of hostilities in South Ossetia in August 2008
relatedEvent 2008 South Ossetia War
Russian invasion of Georgia (2008)
result Abkhaz and Russian victory
loss of last Georgian-controlled area of Abkhazia
withdrawal of Georgian forces from Kodori Valley
startTime 2008-08-09
statusOfAreaAfterBattle full control by Abkhaz and Russian-aligned forces
statusOfAreaBeforeBattle last Georgian-controlled enclave in Abkhazia
strategicSignificance consolidation of Abkhaz separatist control
elimination of Georgian military presence in Abkhazia
temporalContext August 2008
theaterOfOperations Abkhazia front of the Russo-Georgian War
usedForceType air power
artillery
ground forces
year 2008

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Kodori Gorge event 2008 Battle of the Kodori Valley