To mark the 28th anniversary of the fall of Sokhumi and to honor the memory of those killed in the Abkhaz war, the state flag was lowered on all administrative buildings throughout Georgia.

The military confrontation in Abkhazia began on August 14, 1992. The military confrontation in Abkhazia lasted for 13 months and 13 days and ended on September 27, 1993, with the fall of Sokhumi and the defeat of the Georgian Armed Forces.