Catholicos-Patriarch offers condolences to families of Georgian fighters killed in Ukraine 
Catholicos-Patriarch offers condolences to families of Georgian fighters killed in Ukraine 

Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II has expressed his condolences to the family members and relatives of Georgian fighters Avtandil Rurua, Romeo Kvaratskhelia, Romeo Pichkhaia, Merab Aladashvili, and Badri Markelia who died in an action near Bakhmut on 3 December.

On 3 December, five more Georgian fighters who fought as volunteers in the Armed Forces of Ukraine were killed near Bakhmut.

Since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February, more than 33 Georgian volunteers have been killed in the battle.