Georgian Defence Forces honour memory of servicemember killed by occupation forces in 2018
They noted his heroism at the gathering and spoke to his family members, the Georgian Defence Ministry said. Photo: MOD of Georgia
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Servicemembers from the Georgian Defence Forces on Wednesday honoured the memory of Archil Tatunashvili, a retired Junior Sergeant killed by the occupying forces in the Russian-occupied Tskhinvali region (South Ossetia) in 2018.
The armed forces representatives visited Tatunashvili’s grave at the Mukhatgverdi cemetery of servicemembers killed in the 2008 war between Georgia and Russia on the anniversary of the late officer’s illegal arrest and killing.
They noted his heroism at the gathering and spoke to his family members, the Georgian Defence Ministry said.
On February 22, 2018, Tatunashvili was illegally detained by the occupation regime in occupied Akhalgori of the central Georgian region, with his death reported a day later, before the servicemember’s body was transferred to the Georgian-controlled territory and buried with military honours at the cemetery.
His name also used to draft the Otkhozoria-Tatunashvili List of offenders selected for sanctions for violations of human rights in the occupied regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali. The list was supported by the Council of Europe in 2019.
Tatunashvili served in the Georgian Defence Forces between 2007-2011.
Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili paid tribute to Archil Tatunashvili, the country’s national hero and a former soldier, who was brutally murdered by the Russian occupation forces in February 2018.
Tatunashvili would have turned 39 today.
The body of the 35-year-old Tatunashvili, who died in unclear circumstances in the occupied Tskhinvali region on February 22, 2018 was delivered to the Tbilisi-administered territory 26 days later, with his internal organs removed.
Archil Tatunashvili, a former Georgian soldier who was brutally murdered by occupying forces in the occupied Tskhinvali region (South Ossetia) last year, would have turned 36 today. His body was transported to the Tbilisi administered territory only after about a month with his internal organs removed and more than 100 injuries on his body.
One year has passed since the brutal murder of Georgian citizen and former soldier Archil Tatunashvili by occupying forces in the occupied Tskhinvali region (South Ossetia), whose body was transported to Tbilisi administered territory only after about a month with his internal organs removed and more than 100 injuries on his body.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Thursday commemorated an anniversary of the killing of Archil Tatunashvili, a servicemember who was murdered by Russian occupation forces in central Georgia’s occupied territory in 2018, by saying his name had “become a symbol of dignity and perseverance” for the Georgian public and future generations.