Two Georgian volunteers died in the war in Ukraine

The participation of Georgian volunteers in military operations in Ukraine led to the death of many Georgian citizens. Two Georgian volunteers died in the war in Ukraine. The death of Gocha Zhvania and Zura Tsiklauri on the Eastern Front was the latest tragic chapter in a list of casualties that includes the names of men and women who died in various regions of Ukraine at the hands of Russian occupation forces.

Since February 24, 2022, 56 Georgian and Ukrainian volunteers of Georgian origin have already died in the war unleashed by Russia against Ukraine.

List of Georgians killed in the war in Ukraine:

Gotcha Zhvania - February 1, 2024, Eastern Front;
Zura Tsyklauri - February 1, 2024, Eastern Front;
Nikoloz Gelenidze – 31 years old, died on November 16, 2023 in Bakhmut;
Beka Lomashvili – November 16, 2023, Donetsk region;
Ramaz Fetelava – November 16, 2023, Donetsk region;
Irakli Kurtsikidze – November 10, 2023;
Levan Lobzhanidze – October 2023, near Bakhmut;
Zakro Shubitidze – 30 years old, died on September 18, 2023 in the Donetsk region;
Nikoloz Ahvlediani – 42 years old, died on August 23, 2023 near Bakhmut;
Archil Devrisashvili – 35 years old, died on July 27, 2023 near Bakhmut;
Malkhaz Kvizhinadze – 41 years old, died on June 24, 2023 in Lugansk, near Lisichansk;
Johnny Odishvili – 33 years old, died on June 24, 2023 near Bakhmut;
Nika Dzhikashvili – 31 years old, died on May 10, 2023 in Lugansk;
Zurab Odishvili – 45 years old, died on April 26, 2023;
Davyd Kuchukyan – 29 years old, died on April 4, 2023 in Bakhmut;
Vakhtang Barabadze – 45 years old, died on April 4, 2023 in Bakhmut;
Mikheil Mazanashvili – 29 years old, died on March 31, 2023 near Bakhmut;
Ilya Chokheli – 25 years old, died on March 16, 2023 in Bakhmut;
Georgy Kaadze – 23 years old, died on January 29, 2023 near the city of Soledar;
Mikhail Tevdoradze – 45 years old, died on December 13, 2022 near Bakhmut;
Sergo Lisich – 34 years old, died on December 13, 2022 near Bakhmut;
Ruslan Bairamov – 29 years old, died on October 6, 2022, in the Nikolaev region;
Roland Kvaratskhelia – 49 years old, died on December 3, 2022 near Bakhmut;
Auto Rurua – 41 years old, died on December 3, 2022 near Bakhmut;
Romeo Fichhaya – 55 years old, died on December 3, 2022 near Bakhmut;
Merab Aladashvili – 45 years old, died on December 3, 2022 near Bakhmut;
Badri Markelia – 46 years old, died on December 3, 2022 near Bakhmut;
Jabba ( Jambulat ) Hoferia – 25 years old, died on December 1, 2022 in Kyiv;
Constantine Kursua – 43 years old, died on November 23, 2022 near Donetsk;
Levan Mekashvili – 38 years old, died on November 2, 2022 in the Nikolaev region;
Gurgen (Huga) Hagnidze — 40 years old, died on October 30, 2022 near Bakhmut;
Alexander Martiashvili – 24 years old, died on October 21, 2022 near Kherson;
Mikheil Kaflanishvili – 46 years old, died on October 21, 2022 in the Lugansk region;
Ernest Macharashvili – 43 years old, died on October 13, 2022 in the Kherson region;
Edisher Kvaratskhelia – 44 years old, died on October 10, 2022, in the Donetsk region;
Gela Gogia – 55 years old, died on August 26, 2022, in the Donetsk region;
Berdia Johadze – 43 years old, died on August 12, 2022 in a Nikolaev hospital;
Kakha Gogol – 47 years old, died on July 10, 2022, in the Luhansk region;
Aluda Zviadauri – 42 years old, died on June 18, 2022 near Severodonetsk;
Kirill Shanava – 25 years old, died June 7, 2022, in Lugansk region;
Daniel Gerlian – 25 years old, killed on June 3, 2022 near Zaporozhye;
Georgy Grigolia – 40 years old, died in early June 2022 near Bakhmut;
Rati Shurgaya – 38 years old, died on May 14, 2022 in the city of Izyum, Kharkov region;
Telman (Tato) Bigwava — 27 years old, died on May 8, 2022 in Mariupol;
Vitaly Orbeladze – 46 years old, died on April 23, 2022, in the city of Izyum, Kharkov region;
Zaza Bitsadze – 40 years old, died on April 16, 2022 near the town of Rubizhne, Lugansk region;
Alika Tsaava – 40 years old, died on April 16, 2022 near the town of Rubizhne, Lugansk region;
Arkady Kasradze – 40 years old, died on April 16, 2022 near the town of Rubizhne, Lugansk region;
Temur Macharashvili – 37 years old, died in April 2022, Zaporozhye;
Nika Shanava – 21 years old, died on April 9, 2022, in the Kharkov region;
David Menabdishvili – 47 years old, died on April 9, 2022 in the Kharkov region;
Davyd Gobezhishvili – 47 years old, died on March 25, 2022 near the city of Irpen;
Bahva Chikobava – 54 years old, died on March 19, 2022 in Mariupol;
Giya Beriashvili – 45 years old, died on March 18, 2022 near Irpen;
David Ratyan – 53 years old, died on March 18, 2022 near Irpen;
Oleg Gegechkor – 50 years old, died on March 8, 2022, in the Kyiv region;

This list, although sad, reflects the determination of Georgian citizens to support Ukraine in the fight for its independence and territorial integrity. Their deaths demonstrate the high price Georgians are willing to pay for their beliefs and principles. After all 20% of Georgian territory is occupied by Russia. Such losses should be a reminder that Georgia and Ukraine have a common occupying enemy.