▁Georgia ▁decre ed ▁an ▁ad ▁h oc ▁commission ▁for ▁the ▁army - building ▁problems . ▁One ▁of ▁its ▁groups , ▁led ▁by ▁Captain ▁Alexander ▁J av akh ish v ili , ▁the ▁former ▁commander ▁of ▁a ▁Soviet ▁nuclear ▁sub marine , ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁building ▁up ▁a ▁n avy . ▁After ▁the ▁dissol ution ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union , ▁Georgia , ▁not ▁a ▁C IS ▁member ▁at ▁that ▁time , ▁was ▁not ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁initial ▁Russian - U k rain ian ▁Black ▁Sea ▁Fle et ▁partition ▁negoti ations ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁Thus , ▁when ▁the ▁separ at ist ▁war ▁in ▁Ab kh az ia ▁broke ▁out ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁Georgia ▁was ▁without ▁an ▁effective ▁naval ▁force ▁and ▁defense ▁system . ▁The ▁only ▁two ▁significant ▁naval ▁operations ▁during ▁the ▁war ▁included ▁the ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁ev acu ation ▁of ▁ 1 7 3 ▁women ▁and ▁children ▁from ▁B ich v inta ▁( P its unda ) ▁and ▁the ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁destruction ▁of ▁a ▁pro - Ab kh az ▁Che chen ▁war l ord ▁Sh amil ▁Bas ay ev ' s ▁camp ▁at ▁G ud aut a . ▁July ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁the ▁day ▁when ▁the ▁Georg ian ▁mines we eper ▁G anti adi ▁under ▁Sh uk ri ▁Kop al iani , ▁pat rolling ▁off ▁Tam y sh , ▁won ▁a ▁victory ▁over ▁several ▁Ab kh az ▁boats ▁was ▁celebrated ▁as ▁the