Significant contribution to the defense of Abkhazia was made by the detachments of volunteers from South Ossetia - Gagloev
Assistance from volunteer formations played an important role in disrupting the plans of the Georgian troops to seize the territory of the Abkhaz state. This is stated in the congratulatory address of President Alan Gagloev to the head of Abkhazia Aslan Bzhaniya on the occasion of Volunteer Day.
31 years ago, Georgia, having previously failed in the implementation of its plans to destroy South Ossetia, unleashed a large-scale aggression against Abkhazia, hoping to eliminate the Abkhazian statehood.