✦ History

War in Abkhazia (1992–1993)

August 14, 1992 – September 27, 1993

Result Abkhaz victory

Abkhaz separatists, helped by Russian volunteers and North Caucasus fighters, fought Georgian forces. The Georgians were defeated, and many ethnic Georgians fled Abkhazia.

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Battles and events 4

October 1–6, 1992
Battle of Gagra (October 1992) Abkhazian victory Gagra Shamil Basayev, Ruslan Gelayev
August 15–18, 1993
Operation Golden Fleece Sokhumi
September 16–27, 1993
Fall of Sukhumi Abkhazian victory Sokhumi Shamil Basayev, Sultan Sosnaliyev
September 16–27, 1993
Ethnic cleansing of Georgians in Sukhumi

Key commanders

Abkhazia 5

Shamil Basayev military commander Sultan Sosnaliyev military commander Vladislav Ardzinba military commander Vladimir Arshba military commander Ruslan Gelayev military commander

Georgia 3

Eduard Shevardnadze belligerent leader Tengiz Sigua belligerent leader Tengiz Kitovani military commander