Russian President Vladimir Putin met with occupied Abkhazia’s newly elected de facto leader, Badra Gunba, in the Kremlin. “The people of Abkhazia remember the historic decision recognizing our statehood. On behalf of the people of Abkhazia, allow me...
Following the second round of Abkhazia’s de facto presidential election, Kremlin-backed candidate Badra Gunba declared victory based on preliminary results. The so called runoff election was contested between Gunba, an ally of former de facto leader...
Georgia’s Russian-occupied region Abkhazia is holding the second round of its de facto presidential election, with the race narrowing down to Badra Gunba, the ruling establishment’s candidate, and Adgur Ardzinba, the main opposition contender. The f...
Kakha Tsevelidze and Giorgi Chitadze, who were illegally detained by Russian occupation forces near the village of Dirbi in Georgia’s Kareli Municipality on February 16, 2025, have been released and are now on government-controlled territory, accordi...
The second round of the so-called presidential election in Georgia’s Russian-occupied Abkhazia will take place on March 1, featuring a contest between de facto government-backed candidate Badra Gunba and main opposition figure Adgur Ardzinba. The so...
Russian occupation forces have detained two Georgian citizens near the village of Dirbi in Kareli Municipality, close to the occupied territory, Georgia’s State Security Service (SSS) has confirmed. According to the SSS statement, the EU Monitoring ...
A runoff round will take place in the so-called early presidential election in occupied Abkhazia, with Badra Gunba and Adgur Ardzinba advancing to the second round. A total of five candidates participated in the so-called election, which was held on...
On February 15, Georgia’s Russian-occupied region of Abkhazia is holding so-called early presidential elections. Five candidates are participating, but the main contenders are considered to be the acting “president” Badra Gunba and opposition leader...
At the latest meeting of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) in Ergneti, near the Russian-occupied Tskhinvali region, Georgian officials raised concerns over the imprisonment of two Georgian citizens and the continued detentions alo...
Russia’s first flight landed at Sokhumi Airport in Georgia’s Russian-occupied region of Abkhazia on Friday. The flight, operated by Russian airline YUVT Aero, carried Badra Gunba, the so-called presidential candidate of the self-declared Republic of...
