Civil Georgia
December 5, 2022
Georgian Dream Members Offer Condolences over Fighters Killed in Ukraine
After Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, several members of the Georgian Dream party, including Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili, also made statements offering their condolences to the families of the 5 Georgian fighters who were killed while fighting near the city of Bakhmut, Ukraine, on 3 December.
“In the last few days, 6 Georgians lost their lives….33 Georgians have already died in this war…,” Speaker Papuashvili underscored.
Gia Volski, another GD member and the First Deputy Chairperson of Parliament, also offered his condolences but differed from his colleagues in that he criticized political opponents for turning the matter into a political issue.
“Against the background of this mourning, the mourners around the deceased…see this shameful political speculation, which somehow binds me personally, my friends, and team members, to continue talking about this topic and to confront the other side, which is behaving immorally, in a political aspect,” he claimed.
“I can’t say that there is no sincere mourning, but in reality, we can see that raising this subject…from a political point of view is not being removed from the agenda,” MP Volski added.
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Civil Georgia
December 4, 2022
Five Georgian Fighters Killed in Ukraine
Five Georgian fighters…were killed in Ukraine on 3 December while fighting near the city of Bakhmut, marking the deadliest day for Georgian fighters since Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February.
Responding to the news, President Salome Zurabishvili offered her condolences to the families, friends, and relatives “of all Georgian fighters who have died in Ukraine.”
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