1993 Capture of Sukhumi by Abkhaz troops
25 years ago, on September 27, 1993, Abkhazian troops, with the support of the formations of the Confederation of Mountain Peoples of the Caucasus and Russian Cossacks, captured the capital of Abkhazia, Sukhumi. On September 16, they violated the truce, under which the parties withdrew heavy weapons and equipment from the Sukhumi region. The Russian troops guarding the withdrawn weapons handed them over to the Abkhazian side.