Body of Georgian fighter, killed in Ukraine, returns to Georgia

11:06, 07.11.2022

The body of Georgian fighter Levan Mekashvili, who has been killed in Ukraine, has returned to Georgia.

Mekashvili, 38, was killed by an artillery attack in Mykolaiv district.

Mekashvili had served in the Georgian Defense Forces until 2012. He went to fight in Ukraine against Russia shortly after the invasion.

About 24 Georgian fighters were killed in combat after the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022.

By - Marika Kartozia