Battle of Tskhinvali

Battle of Tskhinvali
Part of 2008 South Ossetia War
Date August 8, 2008-ongoing Location Tskhinval, South Ossetia Result Ongoing
Belligerents
Georgia	Russia South Ossetia
Commanders and leaders
Zaza Gogava	Marat Kulakhmetov
Strength
500 Georgian peacekeepers, unknown number of attack forces	2 batallions of Russian peacekeepers, unknown units of Russian 58th Army
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Officially 12 Russian KIA, 150 wounded

The Battle of Tskhinvali, taking place in South Ossetian capital of Tskhinvali, Georgia, in the second week of August 2008, is the main battle in the 2008 South Ossetia War.

Battle begins

The Georgian Army crossed the frontier of the South Ossetian breakaway zone on the early hours of August 8 2008. Tanks and APC supported by artillery lauched a thurst towards Tskhinvali. Opposed mostly ineffectivly by South Ossetian forces the Georgians made good progress and by the end of August 8th were in control of a significant portion of the city.

Russian counteroffensive

The Russian Army late on August 8th crossed the border and have made contact with Georgian forces outside the capital. The Russian forces seem to have been based on 58th Army. This is in addition to Russian peacekeepers inside the city.

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