The Georgian public on Monday marked fourteen years since the death of national hero Giorgi Antsukhelidze, a servicemember captured in the Russia-Georgia war in 2008 before being tortured and killed by Russian forces and troops of the de facto authorities of the occupied Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region.
The Georgian Defence Ministry on Tuesday dismissed allegations by opposition figures and opposition-minded TV channels over an alleged leak of a servicemember’s personal information from the body’s archives and its “sale” to Russia, rejecting them as a “deliberate campaign” aimed to “mislead the public and discredit the Government”.
Turkey has donated eight backhoe loaders to the Georgian Defence Forces in a move aimed to help improve its logistics capabilities, the Georgian Defence Ministry announced on Wednesday.
The rugby team of the Georgian Defence Forces will take part in the Rugby World Military Sevens Championship in France, the press office of the Georgian Defence Ministry said on Tuesday.
Lela Chikovani, the First Deputy Defence Minister of Georgia, has been awarded the National Order of Merit under a decree of the President of France Emmanuel Macron for “exceptional contribution” to the deepening of cooperation between the countries, the Georgian Defence Ministry announced on Monday.