User:Nanobear~enwiki/Abkhazian front

Opposing forces
On 7 August, the Georgian forces deployed near the Abkhazian conflict zone included included units of the 5th Infantry Brigade positioned in the Georgian-held Kodori Gorge, the 2nd Infantry Brigade in Senaki, as well as thousands of Georgian Interior Ministry forces servicemen. The 2nd Infantry Brigade had been intentionally left in its base to cover the western front in case of an attack from Abkhazia, while much of the rest of Georgia's armed forced had been amassed near the South Ossetian border to launch the push into the region.

The battle
Georgia launched a large scale attacks against South Ossetia during the night of 7-8 August. In the early hours of the war, it was unclear whether Georgia would also launch an offensive on the Abkhazian front. To prepare for this opportunity, the Abkhazian Security Council held an emergency meeting at 02:00 on 8 August. Abkhazian units were put on high alert and a mobilization was begun. Abkhazian forces (including the 1st Tank Battallion and the 1st Marine Battallion), moved forward to the border, stopping at the edge of the demilitarised zone defined in the Moscow Treaty, and began to fortify their positions.