Georgian man dies in Kiev
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A Georgian man has been found dead in the centre of Kiev, where waves of ongoing demonstrations clash with local police, causing immense civil unrest.
Georgia’s Ambassador to Ukraine Mikheil Ukleba confirmed the deceased was 53-year-old Zurab Khurtsia, a Georgian citizen who has lived in Kiev for the past two years.
The cause of his death remains unclear. It is also unknown whether he was participating in the protest rallies at the Euromaidan, where the situation is escalating and is becoming increasingly violent.
Officials said there was no signs of violence on his body, which was found on Institutskaya street.
Georgian TV channel Maestro reported Khurtsia was a refugee from Gagra, Abkhazia, which is a breakaway region of Georgia. He was believed to have owned a small business in Kiev, and suffered from diabetes.
Family members of Khurtsia said the 53-year-old did not attend rallies at Maidan as usual.
Speaking from Ukraine, Ukleba said the Georgian consulate in Kiev was involved in the process of ensuring Khurtsia’s body is transported back to Georgia and returned to his family in a timely manner.
Medical experts confirmed 53-year-old Zurab Khurtsia, a Georgian citizen who has lived in Kiev for the past two years, died after suffering from a heart attack.
A second Georgian man has been found dead in the centre of Kiev, where ongoing waves of demonstrators clash with local police in a bloody battle.
A one minute silence was observed at the beginning of the Georgian President’s first address to Members of Parliament in a bid to pay respects to the victims of the ongoing violence in Ukraine.
The Georgian deceased has been named as George Arutinov. He has participated in the demonstrations since the protest rally began in November.
Georgian citizen Shalva Bukhaidze died in an armed confrontation in Donbass region, Ukraine last week.
One Georgian fighter has been killed and three others have been wounded following shelling between the Ukrainian Army and pro-Russian separatists near Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, say Georgian soldiers who voluntarily fight alongside the Ukrainian troops.
Ukrainians have gathered in Kiev’s central Independence Square to mourn the fallen Georgian fighter who died while defending Ukrainian land from Russian-backed rebels near Donetsk last week.
Another Georgian fighter has been killed while fighting alongside Ukrainian soldiers to defend Ukraine's land.
The body of a Georgian fighter who was killed in Ukraine by Russian-backed separatists is expected to be returned to Georgia in the next few days.