the 2007 georgia helicopter incident refers to the accusation by georgia that three russian helicopters fired on the kodori gorge in abkhazia on march 11, 2007. it was a break-away autonomous republic in north-western georgia (at that time, the kodori gorge was the only portion of abkhazia still under georgia's control.) the attack was at the village of chkhalta, which damaged a school, and the government headquarters of the georgian-backed abkhaz government-in-exile. russia denied any attacks and said all its aircraft near the area were grounded over the weekend.