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- ↑ "Opposition Protests In Georgia's Breakaway Abkhazia Turn Violent". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
- ↑ "Old Powerplant at Heart of New Controversy in Abkhazia". Civil.ge. 2021-12-07. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
- 1 2 "Unrest Ensues in Sokhumi". Civil.ge. 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
- ↑ "Митингующие в Сухуме попытались прорвать оцепление.. | ДТП и ЧП | Сочи | VK". vk.com. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
- ↑ "Abkhazia Receives Electricity from Russia". Civil.ge. 2021-12-24. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
- ↑ "Abkhazian opposition poised to impeach president". TASS. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
- ↑ "President of Abkhazia meets with opposition representatives". TASS. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
- ↑ "Abkhaz Prosecutors Launch Probe into Sokhumi Unrest". Civil.ge. 2021-12-23. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
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