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| {{Infobox Military Conflict | |||
| |conflict=Action off Abkhazia | |||
| |image=] | |||
| |caption=Georgian Navy missile boat Tbilisi. | |||
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| |date=], ] | |||
| |place=] off ], ] | |||
| |result= Russian victory | |||
| |combatant1={{flag|Russia}} | |||
| |combatant2={{flag|Georgia}} | |||
| |commander1= | |||
| |commander2= | |||
| |strength1=Elements of the ] | |||
| |strength2=2 ]s<br>2 other units<br>(Russian sources) | |||
| |casualties1=Unknown | |||
| |casualties2=1 missile boat sunk<br>(Russian sources) | |||
| |}} | |||
| {{Campaignbox 2008 South Ossetia War}} | |||
| The '''action off Abkhazia''' was a naval skirmish between the ] and four ] units during the ] in the northern coast of Georgia. One of the Georgian vessels was reported to have been sunk by the ] task force, while the remaining three were forced to withdraw.<ref name=Igor>{{ru icon}} , ], ], 2008</ref> | |||
| ==Russian blockade== | |||
| The Russian navy was on patrol off the coast of Georgia "to prevent weapons from landing by sea." | |||
| According to navy sources "the crews were assigned the task to not allow arms and military hardware supplies to reach Georgia by sea." | |||
| The Russian task force comprises the missile cruiser ], the destroyer ] and three large amphibious ships.<ref name=china> "Meanwhile, the Abkhaz law enforcement agencies confirmed that several Georgian warships attempted on Saturday to approach the coast of Abkhazia. But the attempts were curbed by ships of the Russian Black Sea Fleet."</ref> | |||
| ==The battle== | |||
| According to Russian Black Sea Fleet officials, elements of the Georgian Navy consisting of two ]s and two other craft entered the "security zone" imposed by the Russian Navy off the coast of Georgia's separatist region of ].<ref name=Igor/> The ] claimed that after two sorties by the Georgians against the Russian fleet, the Russian units retaliated with naval gunfire,<ref name=Igor/> sinking one of the attacking boats and that the remaining three Georgian warships withdrew towards the port of ]. Georgian sources remain silent about the engagement, but Abkhazian officials confirmed the action.<ref name=china/> A Russian website shows an image of the Georgian missile boat ''Tbilisi'', suggesting that this could be the warship destroyed.<ref name=Igor/><ref>, ], 10 August 2008</ref> | |||
| ==References== | |||
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| ==External links== | |||
| *, '']'', Aug 10, 2008 | |||
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