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
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Abkhazia NERFINISHED ⓘ Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ Georgian Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Abkhaz–Georgian conflict
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russo-Georgian War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | interstate conflict with separatist involvement ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Georgia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 2008-08-12 ⓘ |
| geopoliticalContext | post-Soviet territorial disputes in the Caucasus ⓘ |
| hasCasualties | yes ⓘ |
| involvedEthnoPoliticalConflict | Georgian–Abkhaz conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Abkhazia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ Kodori Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ South Caucasus NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Abkhazia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryObjective | seizure of Georgian-held Upper Kodori Gorge ⓘ |
| opponent |
Abkhaz and Russian forces
ⓘ
Georgian government forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcome | Abkhaz control over entire territory of Abkhazia ⓘ |
| partOf | Russo-Georgian War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russian invasion of Georgia (2008) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedForceType |
air power
ⓘ
artillery ⓘ ground forces ⓘ |
| year | 2008 ⓘ |
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