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According to Russian Black Sea Fleet sources, elements of the Georgian Navy consisting of two [[missile boat]]s and two other craft entered the 'security zone' imposed by the Russian Navy off the coast of Georgia's separatist region of [[Abkhazia]].<ref name=Igor/> The [[Russian Ministry of Defence]] 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 [[Poti]]. Georgian sources remain silent about the engagement, but Abkhazian officials confirmed the |
According to Russian Black Sea Fleet sources, elements of the Georgian Navy consisting of two [[missile boat]]s and two other craft entered the 'security zone' imposed by the Russian Navy off the coast of Georgia's separatist region of [[Abkhazia]].<ref name=Igor/> The [[Russian Ministry of Defence]] 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 [[Poti]]. 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>[http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080810/ap_on_re_eu/georgia_south_ossetia_99 Russian news agencies report sunken Georgian ship], [[Associated Press]], 10 August 2008</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 03:21, 13 August 2008
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| File:Georgian Navy missile boat Tbilisi.jpg Georgian Navy missile boat Tbilisi | |||||||
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| Elements of the Black Sea Fleet |
2 missile boats 2 other units (Russian sources) | ||||||
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1 missile boat sunk (Russian sources) | ||||||
The action off Abkhazia was a naval skirmish between the Russian Black Sea Fleet and the Georgian Navy during the 2008 South Ossetia War, where one of the vessel was sunk by a Russian task force in the northern coast of Georgia.[1]
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 Moskva, the patrol boat Smetlivy and three large amphibious ships.[2]
The battle
According to Russian Black Sea Fleet sources, elements of the Georgian Navy consisting of two missile boats and two other craft entered the 'security zone' imposed by the Russian Navy off the coast of Georgia's separatist region of Abkhazia.[1] The Russian Ministry of Defence claimed that after two sorties by the Georgians against the Russian fleet, the Russian units retaliated with naval gunfire,[1] sinking one of the attacking boats, and that the remaining three Georgian warships withdrew towards the port of Poti. Georgian sources remain silent about the engagement, but Abkhazian officials confirmed the action.[2] A Russian website shows an image of the Georgian missile boat Tbilisi, suggesting that this could be the warship destroyed.[1][3]
References
External links
- Reports: Russia sinks Georgian ship trying to attack Russian navy ships, The Jerusalem Post, Aug 10, 2008
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