Today, September 27, 31 years have passed since the fall of Sokhumi. On this day, the Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia, Shalva Papuashvili, laid a wreath at the Memorial of the Heroes who died for the territorial integrity of Georgia and paid tribute to the memory of the fighters who died for the unity of the Motherland. Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze, Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze, representatives of the legislative and executive authorities were also present at the Heroes' Square. Military confrontation in Abkhazia It started on August 14, 1992. The battle lasted 13 months and 13 days and ended on September 27, 1993 with the fall of Sokhumi.