List of wars involving Abkhazia

This is a list of wars involving post-Soviet Abkhazia (1991-present).

List

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Results	Head of State of Abkhazia	Georgian losses	Abkhazian losses
War in Abkhazia (1992–1993)	Abkhazia Confederation of Mountain Peoples of the Caucasus Supported by: Russia [a]	Georgia	Russian and abkhaz victory [1] Abkhazia becomes a de-facto independent republic	Vladislav Ardzinba	4,000 combatants and civilians killed, [2] 10,000 wounded, 1,000 missing, [2] 250,000 ethnic Georgians displaced. [3] [4] [5] [6]	2,220 combatants killed, ~8,000 wounded, 122 missing in action, 1,820 civilians killed. [2]
Guerilla War in Abkhazia (1993-2008)	Abkhazia Russia	White Legion Forest Brothers Mkhedrioni	Abkhazian Victory Georgian Guerrillas defeated Start of Russo-Georgian War		?	?
War in Abkhazia (1998)	Abkhazia	Georgian separatists White Legion Mkhedrioni Forest Brothers	Abkhazian victory		Georgian sources: [7] 17 killed, 24 wounded, 56 captured, 6 missing. Abkhazian sources: [8] 160 killed	Abkhazian sources: [8] 8 killed, 17 wounded Georgian sources: [7] 300+ killed, dozens wounded
Russo-Georgian War (2008)	Russia South Ossetia [note 1] Abkhazia [note 2]	Georgia	Russian, South Ossetian and Abkhaz victory Ethnic cleansing of Georgians from South Ossetia and the Kodori Gorge in Abkhazia Recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia by Russia [9] Russian military bases established in Abkhazia and South Ossetia Severance of Georgia–Russia relations Georgia loses control of Kodori Valley in Abkhazia, as well as Akhalgori Municipality and parts of the Tskhinvali District in South Ossetia.	Sergei Bagapsh	See main article.

See also

• List of wars involving Georgia (country)
• List of wars involving Russia
• List of conflicts in territory of the former Soviet Union
• Abkhazia–Georgia border

References

Notes

1. See Russia's role in the conflict section for more details

1. South Ossetia's status is disputed. It considers itself to be an independent state, but this is recognised by only a few other countries. The Georgian government and most of the world's other states consider South Ossetia de jure a part of Georgia's territory.
2. The political status of Abkhazia is disputed. Having unilaterally declared independence from Georgia in 1992, Abkhazia is formally recognised as an independent state by 5 UN member states (two other states previously recognised it but then withdrew their recognition), while the remainder of the international community recognizes it as de jure Georgian territory. Georgia continues to claim the area as its own territory, designating it as Russian-occupied territory.

Citations

1. Amos Chapple (23 August 2017). "Twenty-Five Years On From the Start of the Abkhaz War". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
2. "Georgia2". hrw.org. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
3. "Recommendation 1305 (1996) on the humanitarian situation of the displaced persons in Georgia". Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
4. Cornell, Svante; Starr, Frederick, eds. (2009). The guns of August 2008 : Russia', war in Georgia. M.E. Sharpe. p. 27. ISBN   978-0-7656-2507-6.
5. "Durable Solutions for the Long-Term Displaced". Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
6. "European Commission – PRESS RELEASES – Press release – European Union promotes Justice Reform and support to Internally Displaced People in Georgia". Europa.eu. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
7. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 March 2009. Retrieved 27 September 2007.
8. "Okopka.ru: Татарченков Олег Николаевич. Рикошет (записки военного корреспондента)". okopka.ru.
9. "Statement by President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev". The Kremlin. 26 August 2008. Archived from the original on 2 September 2008.