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The Abkhazian Armed Forces is the military of Abkhazia. The Ministry of Defence and the General Staff of the Abkhazian armed forces were officially created on 12 October 1992, after the outbreak of the 1992-1993 war with Georgia. The basis of the armed forces was formed by the ethnic Abkhaz National Guard created early in 1992 prior to the outbreak of the war. During the war, the Abkhazian forces with the critical support from the Confederation of Mountain Peoples of the Caucasus, Cossack volunteers and the Russian regular military units stationed in or near Abkhazia, succeeded in defeating the Georgian troops. After the war, about 80% of the ethnic Georgian population had left or been removed from the territory controlled by Abkhazian authorities. Most of the weapons come from the Russian airborne division base in Gudauta, others were captured from Georgian forces. On 24 November 2014 the Russian Federation and government of Abkhazia signed a treaty of cooperation that assumes creation of united armed forces.〔(Russia and Abkhazia signed treaty of cooperation ). BBC Russia. 24 November 2014〕 ==Current situation== Georgia regards the Abkhaz armed forces as "unlawful military formations" and accuses Russia of supplying and training the Abkhaz troops, partly in exchange for Abkhaz land or hotels. The Abkhaz deny this, saying they bought what they have on the free market except for five sea cutters received from Russia and speedboats from the Abkhaz diaspora in Greece.〔(Abkhazia Today. ) ''The International Crisis Group Europe Report N°176, 15 September 2006''. Retrieved on May 27, 2007. ''Free registration needed to view full report''〕 In March 2005, then Abkhazian defence minister Sultan Sosnaliev admitted that the senior and middle-ranking officers in the Abkhaz army are regularly sent to Russia for 2-3 month training courses within the framework of the Russia's "Vystrel" (Shot) program.〔(Abkhaz Defense Minister: Our Officers are Trained in Russia. ) ''Civil Georgia'', Tbilisi. March 25, 2005. Retrieved on May 27, 2007.〕 Sosnaliev himself is a Russian officer from the Kabardino-Balkaria Republic (Russian Federation) and held the same post during the Abkhazian war, when Chechen field commander and militant Shamil Basayev was his deputy. Similarly, former chief of staff, Major General Anatoly Zaitsev had previously served as deputy commander of the Transbaikal Military District (now part of the Siberian Military District) in Russia. Another top official, Deputy Defence Minister Aleksandr Pavlushko is a Russian colonel and the former chief of staff of the Russian peacekeeping forces in Abkhazia.〔Vladimir Socor (Russia doubling its troops in Georgia's Abkhazia region ), Eurasia Daily Monitor. Volume 5, Number 85. May 5, 2008.〕 Georgia also regularly accuses Abkhazia of forcibly recruiting Georgian returnees from the Gali district into the armed forces.〔 The Abkhaz military is primarily a ground force but includes small sea and air units. In 2006, an "anti-terrorist centre" of some 200 personnel was created under the de facto ministry of interior. The de facto minister of finance estimated, in 2006, that 35 per cent of Abkhazia’s budget was spent on the military and police.〔 On 8 May 2007, Minister of Defence and Vice Premier Sultan Sosnaliyev resigned.〔Regnum.ru, (Министр обороны Абхазии ушел в отставку ), (''Abkhazian minister of defence resigns''), 08.05.2007〕 He was succeeded as Defence Minister (but not as Vice Premier) by First Deputy Defence Minister Mirab Kishmaria, in an acting fashion from 10 May and permanently from 26 July onwards.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.govabk.org/cabinet/kishmariya.php )〕 On 14 April 2010, five Deputy Ministers of Defence were retired, including Chief of the Armed Forces Anatoli Zaitsev. Aslan Ankvab was appointed acting First Deputy Minister of Defence and Chief of Staff. On 21 May 2010, Beslan Tsvishba was also appointed First Deputy Minister of Defence. On 29 March 2011, Vladimir Vasilchenko succeeded Aslan Ankvab to become the new, permanent, Chief of Staff and First Deputy Minister of Defence. On 18 May 2015, retired Russian army general Anatoly Khrulyov was appointed Chief of the General Staff by President Raul Khajimba. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Military of Abkhazia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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