25 years since the start of armed conflict in Abkhazia. The National Guard of the Ministry of Defense, which was brought to protect the Sochi-Ingiri railway section on the territory of Abkhazia, was called "Abkhazian Guard" for the first time on August 14 in the Ochamchire district.

Military confrontation in Abkhazia lasted 13 months and 13 days. On September 27, 1993, the fall of Sokhumi and the defeat of the Georgian Armed Forces was declared. As a result thousands of people were killed, and 300 thousand were displaced.