The Ministry of Defence of Abkhazia (Abkhaz: Аԥсны Атәлахьчара Аминистрра, Russian: Министерство Обороны Республики Абхазия) is an agency of the partially recognised Government of the Republic of Abkhazia.
It is the executive body in implementing defence policies of the Abkhazian Armed Forces.
The Ministry of Defence was officially created on 12 October 1992 alongside the General Staff.
Today, there are 16 musicians and two vocalists in the band, which mostly performs at military parades, oaths, and state funerals.
[3][4] Terzyan represented Abkhazia at the Spasskaya Tower Military Music Festival and Tattoo.