Every war the Georgian Air Force has fought
Georgia’s air force has fought two wars, in Abkhazia in 1992–1993 and against Russia in August 2008, with a year of air incidents between them. Abkhazia and South Ossetia are regarded by Georgia and most states as part of Georgia; Russia and a few other states recognise them as independent. On the 2008 war the EU-commissioned Tagliavini report found that the Georgian shelling of Tskhinvali opened the large-scale conflict and was not justified under international law, and that much of Russia’s response went far beyond the reasonable limits of defence; each government’s own position is given alongside. Where a consolidated sortie or loss figure exists in the official record it is given here; where accounts disagree, the range is shown and the disagreement named. Blank cells are blank because no figure could be verified, not because the fighting was small.
From the war in Abkhazia in 1992 to the August war of 2008.
| Anlaşmazlık | Yıllar | Aykırı | Ana uçak | Çıkışlar | Uçak kayboldu | |
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| Abhazya'daki savaşthe Georgian–Abkhaz warGeorgian Air Force | 1992–1993 | Abkhaz separatist forces and North Caucasian volunteers | Su-25, Helikopterler | 3 | ||
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Ground attack with Su-25s and helicopter support for Georgian forces. The air force was eight months old when it flew its first combat sortie over Abkhazia on 19 September 1992. Its Su-25s attacked Abkhaz positions through 1993 and lost at least three aircraft in July. The other side also had aircraft: English Wikipedia records Abkhaz L-39s, one of which was destroyed by a Russian Buk in a friendly-fire incident on 10 January 1993, killing Oleg Chanba, the commander of the Abkhaz air arm. Russia’s role is disputed. Georgia accused Russia of supplying the Abkhaz side with aircraft and heavy weapons. On 19 March 1993 a Su-27 was shot down near Gudauta; according to Wikipedia a UN observer identified the pilot as a Russian air force major, while the Russian defence minister Pavel Grachev denied Russian involvement and alleged that Georgian Su-25s had been painted in Russian markings. Sonuç Georgian forces lost Sukhumi and withdrew from most of Abkhazia; the war ended on 30 September 1993. Figures are from English Wikipedia; no official Georgian loss list was reached. Abkhazia is regarded by Georgia and most states as part of Georgia; Russia and a few states recognise it as independent.
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| Air incidents before the August warTsitelubani and the drone shoot-downsGeorgian Air Force and air defence; Ministry of Internal Affairs (drones) | 2007–2008 | Russia (as alleged by Georgia and found by UNOMIG for 20 April 2008) and Abkhaz forces | Hermes 450 | 3 | ||
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Radar tracking of intruding aircraft and drone reconnaissance over Abkhazia. On 6 August 2007 a missile landed unexploded near Tsitelubani. Georgia said Russian aircraft had fired it; a group of experts from the United States, Sweden, Latvia and Lithuania reported on 16 August that an aircraft had crossed from Russia into Georgian airspace and back three times and that the missile was a Russian-designed Kh-58, which Georgia did not possess, and a second group from Britain, Poland and Estonia upheld that finding on 22 August. Russia denied any violation; its UN ambassador Vitaly Churkin called it a provocation organised in Georgia. The OSCE declined to open its own investigation. In 2008 Georgian drones were shot down over Abkhazia. For 20 April Georgia blamed a MiG-29 from Gudauta, the Abkhaz side said its L-39 had done it and Russia accused Georgia of breaking the ceasefire agreements; UNOMIG concluded on 26 May that the jet was Russian. On 9–10 July 2008 Russia acknowledged that four of its fighters had flown over South Ossetia. Sonuç The incidents fed the escalation that led to the August 2008 war. Some accounts date the Tsitelubani missile to 7 August 2007.
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| The Russo-Georgian warthe August war, the five-day warGeorgian Air Force | 2008 | Russia, South Ossetian forces and Abkhaz forces | Su-25, Mi-24, Buk-M1 and Osa (ground-based) | |||
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Close air support with Su-25s and Mi-24s around Tskhinvali, and air defence with Buk-M1 and Osa systems. The war began on the night of 7 to 8 August 2008 with a Georgian artillery attack on Tskhinvali. Georgia’s official position is that it acted against attacks on Georgian villages and the entry of Russian forces into South Ossetia; Russia’s is that it intervened to protect its peacekeepers and citizens. The EU-commissioned report led by Heidi Tagliavini (September 2009) found the Georgian shelling unjustified under international law, found that much of the Russian military action went far beyond the reasonable limits of defence, and concluded that no single side bore overall responsibility. In the air the small Georgian force flew Su-25 and Mi-24 attacks around Tskhinvali, but its most effective weapons were on the ground: US officials quoted by Wikipedia said a Georgian Buk-M1 was certainly the cause of the Tu-22M loss and contributed to the Su-25 losses, and Russian aviation suspended sorties for two days after early losses. Russian aircraft struck Marneuli, where three people were killed according to Wikipedia, Vaziani, Senaki and the TAM factory airfield, and the Georgian air force played little further part. Sonuç Georgia was driven out of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, and the fighting ended on 12 August. Russia then recognised South Ossetia and Abkhazia as independent, which the Tagliavini report found contrary to international law. Russian loss figures differ between official Russian statements (three Su-25s confirmed, plus the Tu-22M) and Moscow Defense Brief (six). Georgian official claims of Russian losses were far higher and are not given here. South Ossetia and Abkhazia are regarded by Georgia and most states as part of Georgia.
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- Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Conflict in Georgia (Tagliavini report), Volume I, September 2009Start of the war, legal findings on both sides, about 850 dead, Russian air attacks, UAV shoot-downs.
- CAST: The Tanks of August (Moscow, 2010)Georgian Air Force inventory and air defence in August 2008 (Tseluiko chapter).
- RFE/RL: Experts confirm jet entered Georgian airspace from Russia (16 August 2007)First expert group (US, Sweden, Latvia, Lithuania); Kh-58.
- RFE/RL: Second probe upholds Georgian missile accusations (22 August 2007)Second group (UK, Poland, Estonia); Russian position (Churkin).
Veriler 30.09.2026 tarihinde doğrulanmıştır. Back to the Georgian Air Force.