Volunteer from Georgia falls in war in Ukraine

This was reported by the head of the Georgian group in the Ukrainian Special Forces, Lieutenant Colonel Vano Nadiradze, the Georgian office of Radio Liberty reports.

"The strongest and most talented Georgian officer died heroically two days ago, we just didn't write until his family found out. Irakli Kurtsikidze left a great name for Ukraine, brother, for the sake of Georgia," Nadiradze wrote on Facebook.

Photo: Vano Nadiradze / Facebook

Photo of the fallen Georgian volunteer Irakli Kurtsikidze

It is noted that the Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed the death of Irakli Kurtsikidze.

The publication reports that since February 2022, more than 50 Georgian volunteers who fought on the side of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have been killed in the war in Ukraine.

• On October 9, an Estonian volunteer from the International Legion, Tanel Kriggul, was killed in a Russian drone attack in Donetsk region.