Remains of 14 people identified in connection with the 1992-1993 armed conflict in Abkhazia
Geneva (ICRC) – The family members of 14 people who were unaccounted for in connection with the armed conflict of 1992-1993 in Abkhazia were informed that their loved ones were positively identified with the assistance of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
The remains of these 14 individuals – 13 Georgian and 1 Abkhaz - were recovered during excavations carried out under the lead of the ICRC in 2017-2019 in Sukhum/i, Ochamchira/e, Gulripsh/i, Gagra.
The remains were recovered within the framework of the Coordination Mechanism on Persons Unaccounted for in Connection with the Events of 1992-1993 Armed Conflict and After, which has operated under the auspices of the ICRC since 2010 and involves both Abkhaz and Georgian participants. The Mechanism is of a purely humanitarian nature and acts on behalf of the families of missing persons.