Russo-Georgian War
August 7–16, 2008
Result Russian-South Ossetian-Abkhazian victory
Five-day war after Georgia moved against the breakaway region of South Ossetia. Russian forces pushed into Georgia, and Russia then recognised South Ossetia and Abkhazia as independent.
Battles 4
August 8–11, 2008
Battle of Tskhinvali
Russian-South Ossetian victory
Tskhinval
Mikheil Saakashvili, Vano Merabishvili, Anatoly Khrulyov
August 9–12, 2008
Battle of the Kodori Valley
Abkhaz-Russian victory
Kodori Valley
Mikheil Saakashvili, Vladimir Shamanov, Davit Kezerashvili
August 9–10, 2008
August 13–22, 2008
Key commanders
Russia 10
Vladimir Putin
belligerent leader
Dmitry Medvedev
President of Russia, Ordered the intervention
Vladimir Shamanov
military commander
Marat Kulakhmetov
military commander
Anatoly Serdyukov
military commander
Vyacheslav Borisov
military commander
Anatoly Khrulyov
military commander
Sulim Yamadayev
military commander
Mirab Kishmaria
military commander
Sergei Bagapsh
military commander
