Occupation of Gori

Occupation of Gori
	Part of the Russo-Georgian War
	Gori
Date	13–22 August 2008; (1 week and 2 days)
Location	Gori, Georgia41°58′52.86″N 44°06′34.35″E / 41.9813500°N 44.1095417°E
Result	Russian victory
Territorial; changes	Withdrawal from Gori itself, but Russian occupation in Georgia continues in 2024
Belligerents
Russia	Georgia
Commanders and leaders
Vyacheslav Borisov; Sulim Yamadayev	Unknown
Strength
Russian Ground Forces Vostok Battalion; 58th Guards Combined Arms Army; Russian Air Force	Georgian Defence Forces; Georgian Police
Casualties and losses
None	9 officers killed; 3 officers missing
	14 civilians killed; 22 civilians missing; 1 Dutch journalist (Stan Storimans) killed
	Creation of at least 56,000 Georgian refugees

During the Russo-Georgian War, the city of Gori in Georgia was militarily occupied by Russia for a period of nine days, beginning on 13 August 2008. Although it ultimately withdrew from Gori on 22 August, the Russian military has been occupying other parts of Georgia for almost two decades.

^ "The Tanks of August" (PDF). Centre for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies. p. 60. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2011-01-28. Retrieved 2014-03-29.
^ Cite error: The named reference stan was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Humanitarian effort begins in Georgia". CNN. 11 August 2008. Archived from the original on 18 August 2008. Retrieved 27 August 2008.

[tanks_eng0-1] "The Tanks of August" (PDF). Centre for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies. p. 60. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2011-01-28. Retrieved 2014-03-29.

[stan-2] Cite error: The named reference stan was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[cnn-3] "Humanitarian effort begins in Georgia". CNN. 11 August 2008. Archived from the original on 18 August 2008. Retrieved 27 August 2008.

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