South Ossetia war (1991–1992)

1991–1992 South Ossetia War
	Part of Georgian–Ossetian conflict, Georgian Civil War, and Dissolution of the Soviet Union
	; Map of South Ossetia after the war, showing territories under Georgian and under South Ossetian separatist control
Date	5 January 1991 – 24 June 1992; (1 year, 5 months, 2 weeks and 5 days)
Location	Tskhinvali Region, Georgia
Result	South Ossetian victory, see aftermath
Belligerents
Georgia	South Ossetia; Russia;
Commanders and leaders
Zviad Gamsakhurdia; Eduard Shevardnadze; Tengiz Kitovani; Dilar Khabuliani;	Torez Kulumbegov; Znaur Gassiev; Oleg Teziev; Valeriy Hubulov; Alexander Rutskoy; Ruslan Khasbulatov;
Units involved
National Guard of Georgia; Internal Troops of Georgia; Georgian local militias;	South Ossetian Republican Guard; South Ossetian irregulars; North Ossetian volunteers; North Caucasian volunteers; Russian Air Force;
Strength
National Guard: unknown; Militias: 50–200 men per militia;	Republican Guards: About 2,400; Irregulars: unknown; North Caucasian volunteers: 3,500;
Casualties and losses
	Approximately 1,000 fatalities overall

The 1991–1992 South Ossetia War (also known as the First South Ossetia War) was fought between Georgian government forces and ethnic Georgian militias on one side and the forces of South Ossetian separatists and Russia on the other. The war ended with a Dagomys Agreement, signed on 24 June 1992, which established a joint peacekeeping force and left South Ossetia divided between the rival authorities.

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