Flags fly at half-mast as Georgia commemorates fall of Sokhumi
Flags fly at half-mast as Georgia commemorates fall of Sokhumi
10:36, 27.09.2023

Georgian state flag flies at half-mast at the government administration and all administrative buildings across Georgia in connection with the 30th anniversary of the fall of Sokhumi and in commemoration of heroes who died in the fight for the country’s territorial integrity in the Abkhazia war.

Today, Georgia commemorates the 30th anniversary of the fall of Sokhumi, Russia-occupied Abkhazia region.

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

The war left over 10,000 Georgian soldiers and civilians killed and 300,000 people internally displaced.



By - Elene Dobordjginidze

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