Photos 2008 Russo-Georgian War.

I actually somewhat found that book acurate (mostly), also Moscow Defence Breif had pretty insteresting studies about the war

It is the only credible and realistic work from their side, especialy because it was written and edited by several experts, and got updated several times, and it is also one of the most detailed on the war in general. < valuable source.

Russians also posted stuff like this: http://www.apn.ru/publications/article20625.htm
.... which is ofc overplayed and never happened like that. Just like it was only half true what they showed in that video. < both - invaluable source.

thats funny, but lets do maths
Georgian army was 12.000 big in 2008, about 2000 were stationed in Iraq, and 2 combat brigades did not took part in conflict activly.
so, 4000-5000 at the 8 august, many were mobilised later but did not took part in combat

4000 at very maximum. Two brigades were fully committed, that means theoraticaly about 2,000 combat and corresponding personnel were involved from each brigade. Another brigade was kept in reserve. Of all those three infantry battalions, one special forces group and one independent armored battalion were assembled for the second assault on the town on 9 August. Even ToS is a little confusing on that. Some things don't really add up. Russians initialy didn't, but now like to exlcude Georgian SF in all of this, while others acknowledge their impact. (http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/publ...ato-can-open-a-path-to-membership-for-georgia) . Either way, that force moved from Zemo Nikosi into Tskhnvali and simply bumped into the Russian vanguard that entered the town. Preceeding that was an attack by Georgian MIA troops. and even before that tank / artillery shelling in which Khrulyov got wounded. The Russians didn't even know if it were tanks or artillery. According to other soruces it were tanks. (http://ssi.armywarcollege.edu/pdffiles/pub1069.pdf), also slight disagreement on losses there.

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Russian BMPs, what killed them is not pretty clear, some say Georgian SIM1 and some say Georgian Fagot ATGM team

Seems like a different angle on the three Russian BMPs that were moved to block the entrance to the garrison and got shelled from a distance by Georgian tanks. Not 100% sure though.

More pictures of Russian combat and non-combat total losses in detail. Most of the soft vehicle losses, most or maybe even all of them were the result of artillery shelling according to ToA. Russia actualy suffered more combat losses, but the ones that Georgia suffered were more severe, because it were mostly T-72 tanks.
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In return, Georgian combat and non-combat tank losses:

Don't ask me why or how they managed to flip over or were driven and got stuck in irrigation ditches. ^^ well one did it because they were hit by RPGs and tried to move out, so it was an accident, but no idea about other.
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Will also post captured Georgian hardware, was quite a lot.
 
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Georgian 36D6 airspace surveilance radar destroyed reportedly by a Russian Su-34. Several more mobile and stationary radars were destroyed or damaged.

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Destroyed Georgian P-18 early warning radar

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Supposed footage of the Georgian patrol craft that got destroyed by the Russian navy

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Georgian navy / coast guard vessels submerged by Russian paratroopers in the port of Poti. Four in total.

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Georgian Hind set on fire by Russian paratroopers. Two in total.

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Destroyed Georgian Mi-14

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Some great info and pictures there buddy :)
 
Destroyed Russian BRDM-2 of 135th moto-rifle regiment. Reportedly a tank kill, direct hit.

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Destroyed Russian BRDM-2s 445, and 446 and some other vehicles of the garrison. Unknown cause of destruction, could be artillery. If DTA or others can help out, be appreciated.

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Destroyed Russian BMP-1 and ammunition lorry. As a result of artillery ( mortar ) fire, the lorry transporting ammunition detonated, damaging the BMP-1 next to it, which caught fire and burned.

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Two Russian BMP-2s, 355 and 350 destroyed as a result of direct fire in the village Zemo Khviti. Interestingly tho, 350 was reportedly restored and put back to service after the war.

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Destroyed Russian T-72B. Ambushed and knocked out with an RPG in the village Zemo Khviti. Ammunition storage exploded killing the crew.

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Correction of the earlier reply. Those seem to actualy be BMP-1s of Khrulyov's battalion that got destroyed in the first moments of the engagement. Mostly tank kills. At least the first two that got hit. It is still not 100% tho.

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Destroyed Russian MT-LB 1v13 ( battery fire direction unit ). IIRC two MT-LBs were destroyed in total.

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Georgian BAT-2 engineering vehicle on fire.

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Georgian BMP-2 destroyed by a Su-25 near the village of Kvemo Rene

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The Georgian BMP-2 on the highway Gori-Tbilisi that was destroyed by ammo detonation for unknown reasons. If anyone has info on that, be appreciated.

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Destroyed Georgian Cobra, 307. Direct hits by AP rounds.

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Destroyed Georgian DANA howitzer. Two were destroyed in combat, two captured.

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Destroyed Georgian lorries. Several dozen in total. GAF suffered most human losses during retreat. The Russian troops, airforce in particular took full advantige of the one sided ceasefire.

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Remains of a downed Russian Su-24M

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Remains of the downed Russian Tu-22M3 supersonic bomber. Reportedly killed by a Buk-M1.

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Remains of Russian Mi-24 and Mi-8MTKO after a collision at the end of hostilities.

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Knocked out Russian T-62M, 232. Direct hit, two crew lost.

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Russian BMP pushed off of the Gupta bridge after its engine broke down.

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Another accident loss, BTR-80 of a self-propelled artillery regiment.

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Destroyed Russian URAL that fell from a cliff.

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The amount of flipped over vehicles in that conflict is amazing.

Knocked out Russian armored URAL. The unit was lost on its way to the battlefield, and captured by the Georgians with its crew. It was deemed non operational and later dismantled.

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Some separatist losses:

Knocked out separatist T-55. 105. Reportedly taken out by friendly fire. One crew memebr lost.

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Destroyed separatist BMP-2, 118 and UAZ

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Another destroyed separatist UAZ

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Knocked out separatist BMP-2, 119

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Two destroyed separatist Gaz-66

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Unidentified losses:

Destroyed BMP. Could be separatist, Russian or Georgian

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Su-24 which belonged to 968 ИИСАП 4 ЦПБ, shot down over Georgian village of Zemo-Nikozi, some attribute this kill to SPYDER SAM, but that is unlikley.
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Hmmm, look more like Russian soldiers. Note the helmet shapes, also those flags in the background.
Hm, could be, but still like that photo,
 
I like most military silhouettes especially troops, think we had a thread for that kind of photo.
That is a good photo though :)
 
Photos of abandoned and seized Georgian equipment, part 1.

T-72Bs and Sim1s seized in the Gori military base. A total of 18 tanks and also a number of upgraded IFVs were left behind in Gori, all of which were transported away by Russian troops. GAF leadership got in a lot trouble for that.

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The only BMPs that were upgraded with Ukrainian shkval turrets. Were taken by Russian troops, rather unfortunate and unnecessary losses.

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The Russian army seized a total of 55-65 Georgian tanks and circa 20 BMPs, mostly without a fight and after the conflict. Majority in Georgian military bases. That's more than a fourth of tanks that were in service and reserve back then.

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20 of those and some BMPs were taken and destroyed by Russian troops outside the Gori military base as they were deemed broken and non-operational. To the GAF's credit, they did state in an after-action report ( unfortunatly forgot the link to that video - I'll try to find it ) that the ones left behind in military bases were broken and could only be transported for which they lacked the time to organise.

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20-30 artillery pieces, including self propelled such as the Akatsya and a number of mortars were left behind and captured in total. Some were also rendered non-operational by counter artillery / CAS.

Georgian 2s7 Pion. All but one of the total 7 were seized. The one the Russians's were not able to transport, had its barrel sealed. I don't know if its still operational, also unfortunate and like the vast majority, preventable losses.

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Abandoned Dana's. Russians seized a total of four after conflict.

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Abandoned and captured D-30s, 40s and MT-12s

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Abandoned MT-LB with towed D-40

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Destroyed and abandoned D-30s

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Abandoned Buk units that was seized by Russian troops. A total of two Buk launchers and their target aquisition radar vehicles were taken. At least one got destroyed iirc.

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Maz-537 seized from a base were used to transport them

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Abandoned 9K33 Osa. A total of five were reportedly seized.

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Abandoned MT-LB with towed AZP S-60 AA gun

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Why were they left?, was it lack of troops to move them or did they have to bug out on the Hurry Up
 
. I don't know if its still operational
yes it is, good ol 005 Pion is aint that easy to kill
Since we are talking about abandoned/captured equipment of Georgian
WWII era howitzer (looks like D-30 but 30s dont have muzzle brake) seized in Senaki or Gori military base
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Captured BUK 9M137 missiles
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SA-8 Gechko and Kraz truck
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Why were they left?, was it lack of troops to move them or did they have to bug out on the Hurry Up

Mixed reasons. Lot of it because they had to bug out on the hurry, especialy the ones you see abandoned on the roads and artillery positions, some of those are still within the conflict area.

Most of the tanks deployed in the conflict region were simply abandoned when the immediate withdrawal order came in. It was followed by panic. Literaly half the tanks deployed were lost.

Most of the tanks captured in bases were not in operational condition to begin with, that's why the Russians destroyed almost all of them later. Losses like the upgraded BMPs have me just as curious. They were in perfect operational condition as evident on the photos, and they didn't require any transportation apparently.
 
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yes it is, good ol 005 Pion is aint that easy to kill
Since we are talking about abandoned/captured equipment of Georgian
WWII era howitzer (looks like D-30 but 30s dont have muzzle brake) seized in Senaki or Gori military base
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Captured BUK 9M137 missiles
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SA-8 Gechko and Kraz truck
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The WW 2 Era Howitzer Looks like a 76 mm gun M1942 (ZiS-3)
 
Captured Georgian ammo storage
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oh boy, i see unused 160mm rockets, a stuff that is hardly avaliable to our troops now.

OMG!! thats a lot of ammo mate, I feel bad at the sight of that and I havent lost anything mil-smile05
 

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