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.
Date 9–12 August 2008 (3 days) Location Abkhazia, Western Georgia Result Abkhaz-Russian victory Abkhaz forces capture Upper Abkhazia from Georgia
Belligerents
Abkhazia Russia	Georgia
Commanders and leaders
Sergei Bagapsh Mirab Kishmaria Anatoly Zaitsev Vladimir Shamanov	Mikheil Saakashvili Davit Kezerashvili
Strength
1,000 soldiers[1] Five battalions on the Abkhazian front in total, one tactical group blocked the Kodori Valley[2]	2,500 soldiers on the Abkhazian front in total[3]
Casualties and losses
1 killed[4]	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.