On May 21, 2023, as part of the implementation of the plan of commemorative events dedicated to May 21, the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Caucasian War, the State Judicial Committee of the Republic of Abkhazia for Repatriation, together with the State Judicial Committee of the Republic of Abkhazia for Youth and Sports, held a number of commemorative events.

At 12:00, an exhibition of paintings by Batal Japua was opened at the «Guma»  station, and a lecture on the topic "History and stages of Mahadjirism" was held, the speakers of which were Aslanbek Mirzoev and Vyacheslav Chirikba. Also, a master class in national archery was opened at the entrance to the «Guma» station.

Meanwhile, an exhibition of archival photographs and paintings by artists from among the repatriates opened on the Square of the Abkhazian Drama Theater named after S. Chanba.

Then at 14:00 in the Museum of the History of Foreign Abkhazians named after O. Beiguaa, a conference on "Issues of repatriation and demography in modern Abkhazia" began, the speakers of which were Ruslan Gozhba and Guram Gumba.

At 19:30, a procession began from S.V.Bagapsh Square towards the Monument to the Mahajirs, in which representatives of repatriates, Abkhazian intelligentsia, youth of the Republic of Abkhazia took part.

After a minute of silence in honor of the Memory of the Victims of the Kavkaz War, flowers were laid at the monument to the Mahajirs, then a theatrical excerpt from Bagrat Shinkub's novel "The Last of the Departed" was presented. On May 21, the commemorative events ended with the traditional lighting of a memorial bonfire and the lowering of wreaths into the sea.

Also today, an international mini-football tournament among children born in 2012 started on the Football field at the Council of Ministers, which will end on May 23.

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