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SUKHUMI — In the side streets and narrow alleys of Abkhazia’s main city, a low growl and an oily stench are common once again. Thrumming diesel generators provide power amid rolling blackouts that have infuriated residents and evoked memories of the postwar chaos nearly three decades ago.

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