On December 19, a shooting in the Abkhazian Parliament led to the death of Deputy Vakhtang Golandzia and left another deputy, Kan Kvartchia, injured. The incident occurred in Sukhumi, the region’s capital, amid rising tensions following protests against a controversial economic agreement with Russia. Badra Gounba, the current separatist leader, announced the developments, while the circumstances surrounding the shooting and the assailants remain unclear. The region, unrecognized by most of the international community, declared independence from Georgia in 1992.