Parliament Speaker sends condolences over death of 6 Georgian volunteers in Ukraine
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Monday said the death of 33 Georgian volunteers in the Russia-Ukraine conflict “is a great loss for our country.” Photo: Shalva Papuashvili’s Twitter page
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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”.
Speaking to the media, the Georgian official noted 33 Georgian volunteers had been killed in the Ukraine war since the outbreak of hostilities in late February.
This, of course, is a great loss for our country. I want to express my condolences to the families of the victims, their relatives and Georgia as a whole", Papuashvili said.
Responding to what was the deadliest day for Georgian volunteers since the beginning of the conflict, President Salome Zourabichvili also extended her condolences on Saturday, saying the country was experiencing “difficult minutes”.
Avto Rurua, Romeo Pirchakhia, Roland Kvaratskhelia, Badri Markelia and Merab Aladashvili became the latest casualties among Georgian volunteers in Ukraine on Saturday, while Jambulat Khoperia died on Thursday.
The first Georgian volunteer was killed in the conflict on March 18, shortly after the beginning of the Russian invasion on February 24.
Bodies of two Georgian volunteers, Gia Beriashvili and Davit Ratiani, killed in combat action in Ukraine, have been transferred to Georgia earlier today.
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 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 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.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Wednesday rejected as “lies” the reports by “certain media outlets” who had “misinterpreted” his remarks on all Georgian volunteers in Ukraine as being affiliated with the United National Movement domestic opposition party.
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.