The Russians used a humanitarian convoy 33 years ago to change the course of the war in Abkhazia and weaken Georgia's position. The story, in which there are many analogies, is told by an eyewitness Bacho Kurchileba.
Almost two weeks ago, about 800 people were evacuated from the occupied Olsheki, who were left without food and water. During the five days of the ceasefire, Ukraine also expelled 167 people from the right bank of the Kherson region.
However, the Russians used silence to move ammunition, supplies, and troop rotation. This was confirmed by Ukrainian marines who observed them as UFOs.
In the same way, the Russian Federation acted in 1993 during the war in Abkhazia: under the guise of humanitarian aid, it delivered weapons to the separatists.
An eyewitness to those events, Georgian army officer Bacho Korchilava told "Babel" how the Russians violated agreements and used humanitarian missions to achieve military goals. He also talked about what happened in Georgia immediately after the collapse of the Union and how Russian "humanitarian treachery" changed the course of the war in Abkhazia - read about it here.