Battle of Tskhinvali
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Actualizado 8 feb 2021
Russia - Georgia War 2008
Includes political and military events
Complied from multiple sources
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Created byOdessa Torrez
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Kosovo declared independence /BatashviliRussia withdraws from Commonwealth of Independent States(CIS) agreement /BatashviliRussian resolution recognizes Abkhazia and South Ossetia as states /BatashviliPutin sends letter supporting "rebel leaders" /BatashviliPutin issues statement to “provide effective assistance to South Ossetia and Abkhazia”Putin decree establishes direct official relations with Abkhazia and South Ossetia /Batashvili300 Russian troops arrived in Ochamchire, Abkhazia /BatashviliRussian MIG-29 downs Georgian Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) observing the Russian military buildup in Abkhazia /BatashviliSeveral Georgian Unmanned Aerial Veh icle (UAV) shot down /BatashviliTwo Russian Special Forces companies deploy to Abkhazia /BatashviliReports indicate Special Forces troops deploy Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetia /BatashviliRussia deploys 108th Air Assault Regiment, 7th Air Assault Division (400 personnel) to Abkhazia /BatashviliGeorgians claim Russian military equipment/weapon systems moved into Abkhazia and the Java district, South Ossetia /BatashviliRussia announces deployment of 400 Russian Railroad
Troops to Abkhazia /BatashviliEuropean Parliament issues resolution stating Russia "lost their role of "neutral and impartial peacekeepers" /BatashviliRussian troops complete railway repairs between Sokhumi and Ochamchire, Abhazia /BatashviliRussian Colonel-General Sergei Makarov announces military exercise for North Caucasus Military District /BatashviliFour Russian military jets violate Georgian air space /Batashvili300 “volunteers” from the Russian region of North Ossetia arrive in Tskhinvali region /BatashviliReport: armor and fuel trucks from Russia into Abkhazia /BatashviliIED injures five Georgian police on Eredvi-Kheiti road near Tskhinvali /BatashviliFires exchanged in Avnevi-Nuli-Khetagurovo area (west of Tskhinvali) and the Dmenisi-Prisi area (east of Tskhinvali) /BatashviliRussian troops moving south towards Roki Tunnel /BatashviliExchange of fire/artillery in Tskhinvali Region /Batashviliheavy artillery fire on Georgian peacekeeping checkpoint in Avnevi village /BatashviliSergei Bagapsh (president of Abkhazia) states on camera that Russian troops had entered Georgia /BatashviliRussian reporter states a battalion from the Northern Caucaus District entered Georgia /Batashvilisupsected cyber attack - several Georgian servers and the Internet traffic were seized and placed under external control /Batashvilisuspected cyber attack- President Saakashvili’s website is shut down for 24 hours /BatashviliMikheil Saakashvili receives intelligence reports Russian troops gathering in Java District and on the northern side of the Roki Tunnel /BatashviliReporting of convoy of over 100 Russian military vehicles passing through the Roki Tunnel /BatashviliGeorgian reconnaissance visually confirms military column moving from Java toward Tskhinvali /BatashviliSaakashvili orders military response against Russians
in Tskhinvali, the Roki Tunnel, and Ossetian shelling of Georgian positions and villages /BatashviliGeorgian artillery opened fire on Tskhinvali and its environs /Labarre503 MRR is put on alert /Labarre75 tanks and 12000 GAF and interior ministry troops are against Tskhinvali /LabarreRussian 58 Army had just returned from its annual “North Caucasus” exerciseGAF is alert level threeGAF is at level one / LabarreFour cars (evidently South Ossetian fighters) equipped with SPG-9 anti-tank guns are destroyed near Tbeti /LabarreGeorgian Armor BN, 1 BDE ordered to separate (turn right) from 4 BDE at railway station /LabarreGeorgian armor BN/1 BDE loses five tanks to South Ossetian milita /Russian close air support /LabarreGeorgian infantry company/42 BN separates from BN. an armor BN is sent from Gori to help disengage /LabarreRussian135 MRR movement towards the north western heights above Tskhinvali, north of the village of Tbeti /LabarreReports of
135 MRR at Russian peacekeepers’ headquartersGeorgian 3 Brigade reported severe contact with a South Ossetian unit of company strength on the outskirts of Eredvi, to the east of Tskhinvali / Labarrelast of the Russian regiments exit the Roki tunnel 135 MRR,
693, 503 MRRGeorgian forces to capture Tskhinvali by pushing along north east along west-southwest axis. 4 BDE spearheading the attack from the west, while further south, elements exited the Niqozi villages along the boulevard of Heroes and October boulevard. Another assault group used Isaakievskiy street, and moved toward Stalin street.Georgian 2 BDE deploys from Senaki to Abkhazia to control access to Georgian interiorGeorgian tank BN loses four tanks to Russian anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs) (likely 19 MRD) in northwest of Tskhinvali near peacekeepers HQGeorgian 4th BDE and attached tank BN (1 BDE) lose 3 tanks/20 personnel to Su-24 anti-personnel cluster munitions in the oak groveGeorgian 2 BDE is sent to relieve 3 BDE in the Eredvi district19th MRD elements arrive in the southern suburbs of Tskhinvali in the afternoon /LabarreGeorgians retreated from Tskhinvali /LabarreMikhail Saakashvili announced the opening of a humanitarian corridor /LabarreGeorgian tank battalion returns to Gori /LabarreTank battalion (1 BDE) returns to south western position /LabarreGeorgian interior ministry troops withdraw to Niqozi villages to the south /Labarre693 MRR artillery fire on Georgian troops /LabarreRussin 4th Air Force targets Georgian bases in the rear, at Marneuli and Bolnisi /Labarre25 tanks and 30 other infantry vehicles attack along
Khetagurovo axis (likely 4 BDE with reinforcements by 2 BDE and 43 Infantry BN) /LabarreGeorgian interior ministry troops based in Niqozi villages attempt to retake Tskhinvali; reach southern outskirts /Labarre135 MRR (to the west) moving to engage 2 BDE (most likely 22 and 23 Infantry BNs) /Labarre693 reported below Tamarasheni (north of Tskhinvali) / Labarre503 was possibly by-passing the city from the east /LabarreReports estimate 120 T-72 MBTs, 190 BMP-3s, 95
BTR-80s deployed against Georgia’s remaining tanks and infantry vehicles /LabarreRussian and South Ossetian forces had cleared the territory of Georgian troops /LabarreGeorgian 3 BDE and 5 BDE elements remain the north-eastern edge of the South Ossetian territory /Labarre58 Army occupies the northern half of South Ossetia and nearly all of Tskhinvali /Labarre43 Infantry BN attempts to retake Znauri via Khetagurovo and Agara /LabarreRussian Army lead by 135 MRR engage Georgian main force around 1530 in the Shanghai district of the Niqozi village /LabarreGeorgian reconnaissance platoon ambush kills the 58th Army’s commanding officer Major General Khrulëv,, near the village of Khermeti. /LabarreGeorgians successfully block advance of the 135 MRR, “Vostok” battalion from Chechnya called in to help disengageGeorgian infrantry tries to retake positions near Gufta,
and assault Tskhinvali from the Niqozi villages /Labarre3 Brigade withdraws from the Prisi heightsGeorgian 43 infantry BN withdraws from Znauri village /Labarre503 crosses the Didi Liakhvi towards Tskhinvali, possibly followed by 1st and 2nd MR batallions /Labarre503 MRR entered Tskhinvali by the west /LabarreRussian 76 Airborne BDE arrives in theater /Labarre3 BDE to the north east, withdraws further east, past Eredvi /LabarreGeorgian soldiers ambush a small armoured column at Zemo KhvitiGeorgian evacuate Zugdidi and the South Ossetian territory / Labarre“Vostok” (east) and “Zapad” (west) battalions from Chechnya position south of TskhinvaliRussian 20 MRD enters Georgia from AbkhaziaBlack Sea Fleet had sunk the Georgian navy practically at anchorGeorgians initiate general retreat towards the city of Mtskheta, the north western suburb of TbilisiRussian President Medvedev declares an end to military operationsPeríodos
Battle of Tskinvali /BatashviliKekhvi, Ergneti and Tamarasheni (Georgian administered villages)- explosions and mine incidents /BatashviliSveri and Prisi (Georgian villages) and Andzisi and Zemo Prisi (South Ossetian) exchange fires /BatashviliRussian Kavkaz-2008 military exercise near Georgian border /BatashviliExplosions near Tskhinvali and Georgian Peacekeeping Force (PKF) battalion near Avnevi /BatashviliExchanges of fire between Sveri (Georgian village) and the -Andzisi (South Ossetian village) in the Sarabuki area /BatashviliExchanges of fire between South Ossetian militia post and the Georgian police post on the Georgian Avnevi-Zemo Nikozi by-pass road in the Khetagurovo area /Batashvilinightly exchange of fires, sniper fire, mortars in conflict zone /BatashviliGeorgian intelligence reports of Russian troops in Roki Tunnel / troops moving southward /Batashvili10th SF Brigade task group tasked to Tskhinvali /BatashviliRussian troops received orders to move at 0100 and crossed into South Ossetia at 0200/ LabarreGeorgia 4 BDE 42 Infantry BN maneuvered Avnevi through Khetagurovo, reinforced by 14 T-72 / 4 BTR-80 from armor BN, 1BDEHumanitarian corridor open to evacuate residents of Tskhinvali /LabarreGeorgian interior ministry troops attempt to penetrate and hold their section of Tskhinvali /LabarreGeorgians declared a cease-fire until morning /Labarre1966 Georgian troops from the 1st Brigade arrived in Gori from Iraq to be reunited with 1 BDE tank battalion
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