Compensation for family of Georgian soldier fatally injured in NATO mission
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The family of a Georgian military serviceman who died after suffering critical injuries in Afghanistan is being offered financial compensation from the state.
Georgia’s Minister of Defence Tiantin Khidasheli yesterday announced the family of Corporal Ramaz Davitaia will receive 100,000 GEL.
Corporal Davitaia died from injuries he sustained while serving in a NATO mission in Afghanistan.
We made this decision at a Government meeting today. The financial assistance is foreseen for our military servicemen who passed away in Afghanistan,” said Minister Khidasheli.
Corporal Davitaia died last month after a long battle with illness. He suffered critical wounds while serving in the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) mission in 2012.
He survived three years with his injuries but on June 8 he passed away in a military hospital in Gori, Georgia.
The whole country of Georgia is grieving today following the death of a military serviceman who died from injuries he received three years ago while serving in a NATO peace mission in Afghanistan.
Georgian solders serving in Afghanistan have been honoured for their contribution to the post-International Assistance Security Force (ISAF) peacekeeping mission.
Georgia’s billionaire former Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili is pledging to cover the cost of treatment for wounded Georgian servicemen with a financial contribution of one million GEL (about $440,000 USD).