2001 Kodori crisis
| 2001 Kodori crisis | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the Abkhaz–Georgian conflict, Second Chechen War and the Pankisi Gorge crisis | ||||||||
Map of the Kodori Gorge within Abkhazia | ||||||||
| ||||||||
| Belligerents | ||||||||
| UNOMIG | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | ||||||||
|
Vladislav Ardzinba Valery Arshba Anri Jergenia |
Eduard Shevardnadze Aslan Abashidze Ruslan Gelayev Koba Kobaladze Emzar Kvitsiani Irakli Menagarishvili Davit Tevzadze |
Heidi Tagliavini Kazi Ashfaq Ahmed | ||||||
| Strength | ||||||||
| Unknown |
~250–500, 8 UH-1H Helicopters | ~459 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | ||||||||
| Unknown |
Military: 6 KIA, 2 POWs General: ~1,700 Georgians displaced | 1 accidental, 1 Mil Mi-8 shot down, ~10 KIA | ||||||
| At least 40–60 killed | ||||||||
The 2001 Kodori crisis was a military confrontation in the Kodori Valley region of Abkhazia in October 2001. The conflict involved Georgian forces, supported by ethnic Chechen fighters, against Abkhaz separatist forces. The fighting resulted in the deaths of at least 40–60 people and the aerial bombardment of three villages.