Body of Georgian volunteer killed in Ukraine repatriated to Georgia
Over 30 Georgian volunteers have been killed in Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion in February. Photo: video grab.
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The body of Jambulat Khoperia, the Georgian volunteer who died in Ukraine last week following combat action in the ongoing war, was repatriated to Georgia on Thursday morning.
Family members and a group of citizens gathered at the Tbilisi International Airport to pay homage to Khoperia, whose body will be transported to the home village of Gvimralauri in the western region of Guria.
Khoperia’s family members and friends said the volunteer had died from complications caused by chemical poisoning in action.
Over 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.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili expressed his condolences over the death of three Georgian citizens in Ukraine on Saturday.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia has officially confirmed on Friday the death of two Georgian volunteers in combat action in Ukraine.
Jambulat Khoperia has become the latest casualty in the war in Ukraine among Georgian volunteers after being recently involved in combat action near Kherson.