Battle off the coast of Abkhazia

Naval engagement off the coast of Abkhazia
Part of Russo-Georgian War

Russian corvette Mirazh
Date10 August 2008
Location
Black Sea off Abkhazia, in the vicinity of Ochamchire
Result Russian victory (disputed)
Belligerents
Russia Georgia
Units involved
  • Georgian Navy
    • Coast Guard
Strength
4 Landing ships
1 Cruiser
1 Destroyer
5 Corvettes
2 Minesweepers
1 Spy ship
1 Ocean tug

4-5 patrol boats
One Stenka-class patrol boat

  • P-21 Giorgi Toreli

One Yaroslavets-class tugboat

  • Gantiadi

Possibly one Tiger-class fast attack craft

  • Dioskuria
Casualties and losses
None 1 patrol boat destroyed (Giorgi Toreli)
1 other vessel damaged
(Russian claim)

The Battle off the coast of Abkhazia was a supposed naval engagement between warships of the Russian Black Sea Fleet and Georgian patrol boats during the Russo-Georgian War.

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