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 retreated
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
8,000 men 40 units of armored vehicles Russian aviation	2,500 men 20 units of armored vehicles
Casualties and losses
1,000+ killed 2,000 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.