Lieutenant colonel dies at clinic after being struck by lightning during military exercises

Lt. Col. Goderdzi Afrasidze, who was struck by lightning on the Orfolo training ground, has died in the clinic.

For information, according to the information disseminated by the Ministry of Defense, the commander of the 24th Artillery Battalion of the 2nd Infantry Brigade of the Western Command of the Georgian Defense Forces, the incident took place during planned field training at the Orfolo training ground.

Goderdzi Aprasidze was in the intensive care unit of the clinic for several days on artificial respiration, his health condition was critical.