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Day: March 5, 2026
Ukrainian drones attack Abkhazia
A Ukrainian drone was shot down over Abkhazia during the night of 5 March. Air defence units and other security forces remained on full combat alert throughout the night.
It is still unclear whether the drone incidents over Abkhazia were the result of drones veering off course while heading towards Russia, or a deliberate attack by Ukraine.
Several major Russian military facilities linked to a base subordinate to the Southern Military District are located in Abkhazia. The main deployment sites include:
- Gudauta: the main base location, where the Bombora Airfield and military training grounds are situated.
- Ochamchira: a base for the coast guard of the Border Service of the Federal Security Service of Russia, as well as a location used to host ships of the Russian Navy.
Earlier, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukraine “will not refrain from attacking Russian military ships in Abkhazia”.
Several local Telegram channels also reported that two Georgian military boats approached the border of Abkhazia’s territorial waters on the same night.
The reports said the republic’s armed forces went on full combat alert. However, the local authorities have not issued an official response to these claims.
A mass drone attack on Sochi and the nearby Sochi International Airport led officials to close traffic several times during the previous day at the Russian-Abkhaz border crossing Psou border checkpoint.
One Ukrainian drone crashed in the village of Pakuash. The impact damaged a local transformer and left half of the village without electricity.
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Ukrainian drones have previously attacked the Russian cities of Sochi and Adler after flying through the territory of Abkhazia. However, this is the first time that downed Ukrainian drones have fallen on Abkhaz territory.
According to the press service of the Ministry of Defence of Abkhazia, “air defence units on duty are preventing violations of Abkhazia’s airspace by unidentified aerial vehicles”.
People on social media said they heard gunfire in several areas, including Sukhum. A downed drone fell into the sea near the settlement of Gulripsh.
The defence ministry urged residents to remain calm. It also asked people not to approach or touch the crash sites of drones or their fragments, warning that they may contain explosive or radioactive substances.
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Ukrainian drones attack Abkhazia
Dronlar əl ilə idarə olunur və belə hücumlarda hədəf təsadüfi olmur. Bu dəfə hədəf hava limanı və məktəb oldu.
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Georgia’s Supreme Court refused to consider on the merits the complaint of imprisoned journalist Mzia Amaghlobeli, director and co-founder of online media outlets Batumelebi and Netgazeti, effectively exhausting all domestic legal remedies.
According to Netgazeti, the judicial panel – consisting of Levan Tevzadze, Merab Gabinashvili, and Mamuka Vasadze – made the decision without holding an oral hearing.
The November 2025 ruling by the Kutaisi Court of Appeal, which upheld the initial two-year sentence imposed by the Batumi City Court in August, therefore stands as the final ruling in the case.
Amaghlobeli’s lawyers had asked the Supreme Court to overturn the appellate ruling, while Prosecutor Tornike Gegashvili sought a harsher legal qualification.
Mzia Amaghlobeli, arrested since January 2025, is serving the two-year sentence for slapping then Batumi Police Chief Irakli Dgebuadze during a tense night of protests and arrests. Her imprisonment is widely regarded as politically motivated. Multiple domestic and international groups have called for her release.
During her time in prison, Amaghlobeli has received many international recognitions, including the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought – the European Union’s top human rights award.
Also Read:
- 16/01/2026 – Clooney Foundation: Mzia Amaghlobeli’s Right to Fair Trial Violated
- 12/01/2026 – One Year After Arrest, Diplomatic Missions Reiterate Call to Free Mzia Amaghlobeli
- 19/06/2025 – European Parliament Demands Journalist Mzia Amaghlobeli’s ‘Immediate’ and ‘Unconditional’ Release
- 18/06/2025 – Jailed Journalist Mzia Amaghlobeli Fined Twice on Single Incident
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Naxçıvana dron hücumu regionda balansın nə qədər həssas olduğunu bir daha göstərdi.Cənubi Qafqazda yeni və təhlükəli bir mərhələ başlayır.
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— Müzəffər Aydınlı (@muzaffaraydin) Mar 5, 2026