Drill was announced at Russian 7th military base in Abkhazia in the frames of ongoing exercises in Southern Military District. The exercises are conducted under leadership of Commander of the district Aleksandr Dvornikov (see the details here).

On March 1, 2019, in Sukhumi, representatives of the de facto Agricultural Ministry of Abkhazia, together with Russian colleagues discussed the following organizational issues for 2019: fighting against Asian Bugs in Abkhazia, development of fruit plantations and dealing with hazelnut tree diseases.

In February 2019, Russia discussed the issues regarding the currently on-going, as well as future investment programs for 2020-2021, with the representatives of the de facto governments of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region. Important steps were taken in terms of cooperation in the field of security as well. In this article, you will be able to learn about important developments of February 2019, connected to the Kremlin’s policies in Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region.

According to the agreement reached between Abkhazia and the Russian Federation, Russia will supply electricity to Abkhazia effective February 27, 2019.

Concert dedicated to „Defender of the Fatherland Day“ was held in Tskhinvali. Together with de facto President of the Tskhinvali Region Anatoly Bibilov, Deputy Head of the Directorate for Cross-Border Cooperation of the Russian Federation Denis Travin also attended the event.

On February 23, 2019, the Tskhinvali Region de facto President Anatoly Bibilov congratulated employees of the 4th Russian military base dislocated in Tskhinvali with „Defender of the Fatherland Day“. According to Bibilov, military base is the guarantee of security in the Tskhinvali Region.

Servicemen of the 7th Russian military base in Abkhazia worked out defensive tactics to repel conditional enemy’s surface forces and naval assaults.

As part of bilateral tactical exercises, engineer-sapper unit specialists of the 7th Russian military base in Abkhazia prepared defensive bridgehead at Nagvalou military polygon.

On February 21, 2019, in Moscow, at the Ministry of North Caucasus Affairs of the Russian Federation, Minister Sergey Chebotarev met with de facto Prime Minster of Abkhazia Valery Bganba. Igor Koshin, Deputy to Chabotarev, and Igor Akhba, Russian „ambassador“ to Abkhazia, also attended the meeting.

In Abkhazia about 500 servicemen of the Russian Southern Military District practised combat shooting.

On February 20, 2019, the Deputy Minister of North Caucasus Affairs of the Russian Federation, Igor Koshin, who is the curator of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region at the Ministry, held the first meeting of the Inter-Structure Working Group on Investment Cooperation in terms of the Intergovernmental Commission on Social-Economic Cooperation Between Russia and Abkhazia.

On February 20, 2019, in Moscow, the Secretary of the de facto Security Council of Tskhinvali Region, Valeri Valiev and the Head of the de facto President’s Administration, Igor Kozaev, discussed the issues of cooperation in the field of security with the Deputy Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, Rashid Nurgaliyev. Nurgaliyev is the curator of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region within the Security Council of the Russian Federation.

In Abkhazia, as a part of joint exercises on command and control of air defence forces and air defence systems, anti-aircraft gunners of the Southern military District of the Russian Federation destroyed more than 60 air targets of conditional enemy.

On February 18, 2019, regular military exercises have been completed at the 4th Russian military base in the Tskhinvali Region. Bilateral tactical exercises took place at Dzartsemi military polygon.

On February 18, 2019, in Tskhinvali was held a meeting between the Tskhinvali Region de facto President Anatoly Bibilov, Deputy Minister of North Caucasus Affairs of Russia Igor Koshin, Deputy Head of the Directorate for Cross-Border Cooperation Denis Travin and the Russian „ambassador“ to the Tskhinvali Region Marat Kulakhmetov.