Georgian volunteer dies in Ukraine war
Gogoli joined forces to fight against Russian troops in Ukraine two weeks after the beginning of their invasion, and fought in Ukraine’s eastern region of Luhansk. Photo: 1TV.ge
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An air raid in Ukraine has resulted in the latest Georgian casualty of the war in Ukraine, with volunteer Kakha Gogoli confirmed killed in the attack on Sunday.
Georgian’s Ambassador to Ukraine Giorgi Zakarashvili confirmed the information to the Georgian Public Broadcaster, with the channel also noting the Foreign Ministry had started procedures for the repatriation of his body.
Gogoli joined forces to fight against Russian troops in Ukraine two weeks after the beginning of their invasion, and fought in Ukraine’s eastern region of Luhansk.
His death takes the number of Georgian volunteers killed in the conflict to 17.
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.
Bodies of two Georgian volunteers, Gia Beriashvili and Davit Ratiani, killed in combat action in Ukraine, have been transferred to Georgia earlier today.
Giorgi Zakarashvili, the Ambassador of Georgia to Ukraine, said the Georgian side was “actively cooperating” with the relevant structures in Ukraine to ensure the transportation of the bodies of two Georgian volunteers who had died in war in Ukraine.