 Both Georgian and Abkhaz sources agreed, that the two officers killed in action were Russians, who had formerly served in the CIS peacekeeping forces and then had trained Abkhaz military near the town of Tkvarcheli.However, the Russian military officials denied any involvement of Russian officers in the incident.After the skirmish, the Abkhaz administration placed its forces on alert and began the mobilization of troops near the Kodori Gorge.