The Abkhazian
Armed Forces is the military of Abkhazia, a breakaway
republic of Georgia, whose independence is recognized
only by Russia, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Nauru, Transnistria,
and South Ossetia. The Abkhaz army forces are around
5,000 personnel, and a reserve force with 45,000 soldiers.
The Abkhaz army land forces is around 4,500 soldiers,
with the structure:
- three motor rifle brigade, each with 1 tank battalion
and 3 infantry motor rifle battalions, 1 artillery
regiment, 1 joint training regiment, 1 reconnaissance
battalion, 1 mountain infantry battalion, 1 air defence
battalion, and 1 engineer battalion.