20th Georgian volunteer dies in Ukraine war
Georgia’s Interpressnews agency said Kvaratskhelia had died in a Russian missile strike this morning in the eastern Donetsk region. Photo: IPN
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Edisher Kvaratskhelia, a Georgian volunteer involved in the conflict in Ukraine, on Monday became the 20th volunteer from the country to be killed in the ongoing war.
Georgia’s Interpressnews agency said Kvaratskhelia had died in a Russian missile strike this morning in the eastern Donetsk region.
According to reports, the Georgian volunteer had been in Ukraine since 2014 and involved in combat action since the beginning of the war.
The missile strike came as part of a series of attacks across Ukraine on Monday, with the country’s interior ministry saying one individual had been killed and 24 injured in a blast in Kyiv.
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.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili expressed his condolences over the death of three Georgian citizens in Ukraine on Saturday.
Jambulat Khoperia has become the latest casualty in the war in Ukraine among Georgian volunteers after being recently involved in combat action near Kherson.
Five more Georgian volunteers were killed in combat action near the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, the Public Broadcaster announced on Saturday.
Georgian volunteer Arsen Ketsbaia has been killed in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, with Rustavi 2 TV channel reporting the news on Friday.