Body of Georgian volunteer killed in Ukraine repatriated to Georgia
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The body of Georgian volunteer Giorgi Grigolia, killed in the armed action in Ukraine, was repatriated to Georgia on Friday morning.
Family members and a group of citizens gathered at the Tbilisi International Airport to pay homage to Grigolia.
The volunteer was killed near the Donetsk region city of Bakhmut several days ago. He had been involved in the war from the beginning of the Russian invasion.
Grigolia has left behind a Ukrainian wife and a child.
In total, 13 Georgian volunteers have died in the war since the start of the 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.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili expressed his condolences over the death of three Georgian citizens in Ukraine on Saturday.
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.
The bodies of Zaza Bitsadze and Alika Tsaava, two Georgian volunteers killed during hostilities in Ukraine, were transferred to Georgia earlier today, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's Georgian service has reported.