Five more Georgian volunteers die in war in Ukraine
More than 30 Georgian volunteers have been killed in Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion in February. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
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Five more Georgian volunteers were killed in combat action near the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, the Public Broadcaster announced on Saturday.
The information has been confirmed by Giorgi Zakarashvili, the Georgian Ambassador to Ukraine.
More than 30 Georgian volunteers have been killed in Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion in February.
Bodies of two Georgian volunteers, Gia Beriashvili and Davit Ratiani, killed in combat action in Ukraine, have been transferred to Georgia earlier today.
Jambulat Khoperia has become the latest casualty in the war in Ukraine among Georgian volunteers after being recently involved in combat action near Kherson.
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.
Georgian volunteer Berdia Jokhadze has become the latest casualty from the country in the ongoing war in Ukraine, with his family confirming his death on Thursday.
Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili on Saturday expressed her condolences to the families, friends and relatives of all Georgian volunteers who had been killed in the battle near the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Monday sent his condolences over the recent death of six Georgian volunteers in Ukraine, with five of them killed near the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut on Saturday amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, calling it a “great loss for our country”.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Monday sent his condolences on the deaths of Georgian volunteers in Ukraine over the recent days, calling the reported events a “tragedy for us”.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Monday accused the “radical” wing of the domestic opposition of “immoral populism and hypocrisy” over the topic of the deaths of Georgian volunteers in the war in Ukraine.