Battle of Gumista

Battle of Gumista
	Part of War in Abkhazia (1992–1993)
Date	16 March 1993
Location	Gumista River, Georgia
Result	Georgian victory Abkhaz separatists failed to capture Sokhumi;
Belligerents
Abkhazia Abkhazian Armed Forces Bagramyan Battalion; ; Confederation of Mountain Peoples of the Caucasus; Supported by: Russia	Georgia 23rd Brigade;
Commanders and leaders
Vladimir Arshba; Sergei Dbar; Sultan Sosnaliyev; Shamil Basayev; Gena Kardanov †	Tengiz Kitovani; Giorgi Karkarashvili; Geno Adamia
Strength
8000 men; 40 units of armored vehicles; Russian aviation	2500 men; 20 units of armored vehicles
Casualties and losses
1000+ killed; 2000 wounded	300 killed; 400 wounded

The Battle of Gumista was a battle between Georgian armed forces and Abkhaz separatists. It was the bloodiest clash of the Abkhaz–Georgian conflict and the War in Abkhazia. It was held on March 15–16, 1993 along 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) of the banks of the Gumista River.

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