We are Abkhazia

14/01/2026

On September 27, 1993, the day Sukhumi fell during the Russian-Georgian war in Abkhazia, Kabardian militants who were part of the North Caucasian confederate forces set fire to the building of the Council of Ministers of Abkhazia. The flames quickly engulfed the entire structure; glass shattered violently, bursting under the intense heat as black smoke poured from the windows.

Suddenly, from the swirling chaos of fire and smoke, a tall, well-built Georgian fighter emerged. His automatic rifle hung lowered in his hands. It was clear he had no intention of firing, yet he did not abandon his weapon either. Calm and unhurried, the soldier began descending the stairs, step by step, as if untouched by the inferno behind him.

The Kabardians shouted orders at him to drop his weapon. The Georgian appeared not to hear them and continued walking forward with the same measured calm. They repeated the command several times — still in vain. The Georgian soldier then slung the rifle over his shoulder and kept moving toward them.

Amazement spread among the Kabardians. They exchanged gestures and signs with one another, signaling not to shoot. But one Abkhaz fighter ignored the unspoken agreement and opened fire with an automatic burst, killing the Georgian soldier on the spot.

When the confederate fighters later picked up his weapon, they made a startling discovery: there was not a single bullet in the magazine.

The Georgian hero had chosen death with a weapon in his hands over the humiliation of captivity — choosing to die with dignity, calmly, proudly, and heroically.

13/01/2026

12/01/2026

We stand with the People of Iran!

26/09/2025

🇬🇪✨ A True Hero: Guram Gabeskiria

On 27 September 1993, as Sokhumi fell, Mayor Guram Gabeskiria faced the enemy with unshakable courage. Captured alongside other Georgian officials, he was ordered to kneel.

His reply became immortal:
👉 “Never in my life!”

Moments later, he was executed — but his words live on as a symbol of dignity, loyalty, and resistance.

For years, his fate was unknown. In 2017, his remains were finally returned to Georgia, where he was laid to rest with full military honours and awarded the title National Hero of Georgia.

Today, we remember Guram Gabeskiria not just as the last Mayor of Sokhumi, but as a man who chose honour over surrender. His bravery reminds us that some values are greater than life itself.

🕊️ Eternal memory.
🇬🇪 Heroes never die.

26/09/2025

It has been 32 years since the fall of .

The Fall of Sokhumi took place on 27 September 1993, at the hands of the separatists, in the course of the War in Abkhazia. The taking of the city came with a massacre of hundreds of Georgians, and it became part of a violent ethnic cleansing campaign carried out by the separatists.

Placing their hopes on the ceasefire, a large number of civilians remained in the city. The separatists and their allies started to sweep through the streets of Sokhumi rounding up all civilians that they found. Men, women and children were executed in the streets, on the roads and inside their own apartments, houses and back yards. According to the witnesses, many people became objects of torture, and some were forced to watch as their own family members were killed—children in front of their parents, and parents in front of their children.

08/08/2025

It has been 17 years since the 2008 Russo-Georgian War. On August 7, 2008, separatist forces commenced intense shelling of Georgian villages, prompting a response from Georgian forces. The following day, Russian occupation troops entered the region. As a result of Russia’s military aggression against Georgia, 411 people lost their lives, approximately 130,000 citizens became IDPs in their own country, numerous villages were destroyed, and the city of Gori, along with strategic facilities, were heavily bombed. Russia continues to occupy 20 per cent of Georgia’s territory to this day.

26/05/2025

Happy Independence Day, Georgia!🇬🇪
გილოცავთ საქართველოს დამოუკიდებლობის დღეს 🇬🇪

09/04/2025

Russia did it!

09/04/2025

On 9th April 1989, a tragic and pivotal event took place in Tbilisi, Georgia, known as the April 9 Tragedy or Tbilisi Massacre.

Here’s what happened:
• A peaceful pro-independence demonstration led mostly by students and activists was held in front of the Government House (now Parliament) in Tbilisi, demanding Georgia’s independence from the Soviet Union.
• In the early hours of April 9, Soviet internal troops and army units were ordered to disperse the demonstrators.
• The crackdown was brutal. Soldiers used spades, gas, and other weapons against the unarmed crowd.
• At least 21 people were killed, many of them young women, and hundreds were injured, some severely.

Aftermath and Significance:
• The event shocked the Georgian public and fuelled massive anti-Soviet sentiment.
• It became a turning point in Georgia’s independence movement.
• As a result, Georgia declared independence from the Soviet Union less than two years later, on April 9, 1991—exactly two years after the massacre.

Today, April 9 is observed in Georgia as a day of national unity, remembrance, and independence.