During the war in Ukraine, 33 volunteers from Georgia have already died.

The founder and commander of the "Georgian National Legion," Mamuka Mamulashvili, said that the dead Georgian volunteers fought for Ukraine as part of the "Carpathian Sich" volunteer battalion.

"Georgian volunteers died surrounded near Bakhmut. They were guys from Georgia who fought for Ukraine as part of the volunteer battalion" Carpathian Sich ". The guys were surrounded. They refused to surrender to the invaders. The Russians covered them with heavy artillery fire. Over time war in Ukraine, 33 volunteers from Georgia have already died. Georgia has sacrificed many lives to support Ukraine," Mamulashvili said on the air of the Espresso TV channel.

The commander of the "Georgian National Legion" noted that after Georgian fighters' death, even more, Georgia volunteers would come to fight against Russia.

"Georgia is familiar with the situation that has now unfolded in Ukraine. Georgian society supports Ukraine and sympathizes with all Ukrainians," Mamulashvili added.

On December 4, it became known about the death of six Georgian soldiers in the Bakhmut direction.

• The "Georgian Legion" is one of the foreign volunteer troops that defended Ukraine in the war with the Russian Federation. Now his main task is the destruction of command centers and Russian logistics.

• The "Georgian National Legion" includes not only Georgians and also among the volunteers, there are many British, Americans. In total, the Legion has representatives of 32 countries.