24 years after fall of Sokhumi

Twenty-four years passed after fall of Sokhumi. September 27 is the most tragic day in the modern history of Georgia. 

Sukhumi massacre took place on September 27, 1993, during and after the fall of Sukhumi into separatist hands in the course of the War in Abkhazia. 

It was perpetrated against Georgian civilians of Sukhumi, mainly by militia forces of Abkhaz separatists, their North Caucasian and Russian allies. It became part of a violent ethnic cleansing campaign carried out by the separatists.

The tragic claimed lives of more than 10 thousand Georgian soldiers and civilians based on unverified information. The fall of Sokhumi left about 300 thousand IDPs without homes. 

Georgian people commemorate the 24th anniversary of fall of Sokhumi. Politicians and ordinary citizens are gathering at Memorial of Heroes in Tbilisi to commemorate those, who died in struggle for Georgia’s territorial integrity. Wreaths are laid at the memorial. President Giorgi Margvelashvili is present at site.