Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Guerra da Abecásia de 1998" in Portuguese language version.
On May 20 heavily armed Abkhaz punitive force - about 1,500 servicemen with T-72 and T-55 tanks, armoured personnel carriers and 122-mm artillery systems - entered the Gali district. Georgian guerrillas armed with only submachine and machine guns and grenade launchers began trench warfare to defend Georgian villages.
Sukhumi claimed that about 300 Georgian guerrillas had intruded into the Gali district of Abkhazia and started preparations for a large-scale subversive mission.
Georgian sources claim Abkhazia's losses to be much greater - at least 300 killed and dozens wounded.
According to the Procurator's Office of Georgia, during the May 20-26 events in Gali the Georgian side suffered the following casualties: 6 persons are missing,35 civilians and 17 servicemen were killed, 24 were wounded, 56 are taken POWs..
On May 20 heavily armed Abkhaz punitive force - about 1,500 servicemen with T-72 and T-55 tanks, armoured personnel carriers and 122-mm artillery systems - entered the Gali district. Georgian guerrillas armed with only submachine and machine guns and grenade launchers began trench warfare to defend Georgian villages.
Sukhumi claimed that about 300 Georgian guerrillas had intruded into the Gali district of Abkhazia and started preparations for a large-scale subversive mission.
Georgian sources claim Abkhazia's losses to be much greater - at least 300 killed and dozens wounded.
According to the Procurator's Office of Georgia, during the May 20-26 events in Gali the Georgian side suffered the following casualties: 6 persons are missing,35 civilians and 17 servicemen were killed, 24 were wounded, 56 are taken POWs..
