Georgian volunteer killed in Ukraine
In total, 13 Georgian volunteers have died in the war since the start of the Russian invasion. Photo from Grigolia's Facebook profile.
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Giorgi Grigolia, a 41-year-old Georgian volunteer joining Ukrainian forces to defend the country against the ongoing Russian invasion, was killed near the Donetsk region city of Bakhmut, the Georgian Public Broadcaster said on Tuesday.
Citing Giorgi Zakarashvili, the Ambassador of Georgia to Ukraine, the channel said Grigolia had been killed in clashes in the hotly contested region in the east.
Grigolia’s family members said they had no information when his body would be transferred to Georgia.
The volunteer had been involved in the war from the beginning of the Russian invasion. He has left behind a Ukrainian wife and a child.
In total, 13 Georgian volunteers have died in the war since the start of the Russian invasion.
David Ratiani and Gia Beriashvili, the two Georgian volunteers killed in combat action in Ukraine, were buried with military honours in Tbilisi on Saturday.
A fourth Georgian volunteer has died in combat action near the Ukrainian city of Irpin, the Georgian Foreign Ministry confirmed to Radio Liberty on Saturday.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili expressed his condolences over the death of three Georgian citizens in Ukraine on Saturday.
The body of Georgian volunteer Arkadi Kasradze, killed in the armed action in Ukraine, was repatriated to Georgia on Saturday morning.
The body of Georgian volunteer Giorgi Grigolia, killed in the armed action in Ukraine, was repatriated to Georgia on Friday morning.
Aluda Zviadauri, a 42-year-old Georgian volunteer killed in Ukraine, was buried with military honours in the village of Gombori in eastern Georgia’s Sagarejo municipality on Tuesday.
Two Georgian volunteers were killed in combat action against Russian troops in the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut on Tuesday, the Georgian Foreign Ministry has confirmed.