Georgian President expresses condolences to families of Georgian volunteers killed in battle near Bakhmut
Since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February, more than 30 Georgian volunteers have been killed in the battle. Photo: President's press office
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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.
Five more Georgian volunteers were killed in Ukraine, which was confirmed by the Georgian Ambassador to Ukraine, Giorgi Zakarashvili, the Public Broadcaster announced on Saturday.
Since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February, more than 30 Georgian volunteers have been killed in the battle.
Five more Georgian volunteers were killed in combat action near the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, the Public Broadcaster announced 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.
Georgian president Salome Zourabichvili on Thursday hailed the United Nations resolution condemning Russia’s annexation of Ukrainian regions by saying Georgia was “part of the solidarity” towards the country defending itself from the ongoing invasion.
Georgian president Salome Zourabichvili on Monday condemned the latest Russian strikes across Ukraine as “an indiscriminate attack on civilians meant to destroy [and] instil fear”.
Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili on Monday started her working visit to Poland, with the Presidential Administration announcing she would meet her Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda as part of the agenda for the official trip.
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 Ambassador to Poland Zurab Beridze on Monday highlighted the country’s “historical” and “customary” support for Georgia in remarks over Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili’s visit to the partner state.
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.
Ilia II, the Catholicos Patriarch of Georgia’s Orthodox Church, on Wednesday sent his condolences to the families and relatives of Georgian volunteers killed in combat action near the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut on Saturday.
A moment of silence was observed on Tuesday at the Georgian Parliament in memory of Georgian volunteers killed in combat action in Ukraine, the Parliament press office said.