Third Georgian volunteer fighter killed in Ukraine

A third Georgian volunteer fighter was killed in Ukraine. According to the available information, Georgian fighter Bakhva Chikobava was killed in Mariupol.

"In the fight for the freedom of Ukraine and Georgia in Mariupol, the bravest man, Colonel Bakhva Chikobava, died heroically! Bakhva was a participant in all the wars in Georgia, a great fighter and a devoted warrior for the country! I extend my condolences to his family, friends, fellow fighters, the Azov unit and the whole of Georgia!" wrote former Deputy Interior Minister Levan Gvazava on Facebook.

For the record, two Georgian fighters Gia Beriashvili and Davit Ratiani died in Kyiv Oblast yesterday. According to Georgian volunteer fighters in Ukraine, a group of about 10 Georgians came under the bombing in Irpen. One Georgian and one French volunteer were also wounded in the attack. According to media reports, Ratiani and Beriashvili were former members of the Georgian Armed Forces and volunteered to fight in Ukraine. They left the Ministry of Defense in 2014.