Gov’t to unveil monument, museum to fallen soldiers of Russia-Georgia war’s Shindisi Battle
Georgia’s Defence Minister Juansher Burchuladze on Thursday paid tribute to the Georgian soldiers who fell in the Shindisi Battle of the 2008 Russia-Georgia war. Photo: Defence Ministry press office
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Georgia’s Defence Minister Juansher Burchuladze on Thursday revealed Government plans to commemorate the Georgian servicemembers who fell in the Shindisi Battle of the 2008 Russia-Georgia war by opening a monument and a museum in their memory.
Speaking on the 14th anniversary of the engagement that saw the group of soldiers clash with the Russian invading forces, Burchuladze said the monument in their honour would be unveiled in September.
Commending the “dedication and heroism” of the 17 servicemembers killed in the Battle, Burchuladze said the design for the monument had been produced with the involvement of their families, adding the Government would also build a museum in memory of the heroes.
“Fourteen years after the battle, we stand proud. I want to thank the families of the fallen servicemembers for bringing up the heroes who sacrificed their lives for their motherland”, Burchuladze said.
In the engagement on August 11, 2008, a 21-member detachment of Georgian soldiers came face-to-face with Russian troops in the village of Shindisi on the fourth day after the start of the conflict.
Being greatly outnumbered, they were ordered to surrender by the Russian troops but issued a strong refusal and inflicted significant losses on the enemy in a 45-minute subsequent uneven battle that also left 17 of the 21 Georgian servicemembers killed.
Tea Akhvlediani, the Georgian State Minister for Reconciliation and Civil Equality, said on Thursday the “deeds and heroism” of Georgian servicemembers killed in the 2008 Russia-Georgia war placed a “big responsibility” on the Government to ensure peaceful development of the country, in comments commemorating the anniversary of a battle in central Georgia’s Shindisi village during the conflict where a group of Georgian soldiers heroically lost their lives in an unequal engagement with the invading forces.
Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Thursday commemorated a group of Georgian soldiers who heroically lost their lives during the Russia-Georgia 2008 war in a battle in central Georgia’s Shindisi village.In his comments, Garibashvili said the Shindisi Battle was “one of the most impressive and outstanding battles in modern Georgian history”.
Georgia’s Defence Ministry and servicemembers of the Defence Forces on Saturday paid tribute to those who died in the 1993 Battle of Tamishi during the war in Georgia’s northeastern region of Abkhazia.
Georgia is commemorating today a group of soldiers who lost their lives during the Russia-Georgia 2008 war in a battle in Shindisi village in central Georgia.On the day 12 years ago a 21-member detachment of Georgian soldiers came face-to-face with Russian soldiers in the village of Shindisi. The Russians greatly outnumbered the Georgian soldiers and ordered them to surrender, but they refused.The uneven battle continued for 45 minutes.