The unrecognized Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Kyiv Patriarchate Filaret awarded Georgian volunteer George Janelidze (Callsign "Satan" ), who fought from the Ukrainian battalion "Azov" and died under Shirokino, said the volunteer Dmitry Cicero.
"Instructor of the regiment "Azov" Giorgi Janelidze posthumously awarded the medal " for the sacrifice and love for Ukraine ", - wrote Cicero in Facebook.



"This medal is awarded to citizens who have shown active citizenship, heroism, self-sacrifice during the events of the revolution of Dignity ( "euromaidan" - approx. OPINION), in defense of the homeland in the Donbas and Crimea, as well as for volunteer activities and assistance to the armed forces, national guard, volunteer battalions and other military formations of Ukraine ", - said the volunteer. As reported by the print edition opinion, the volunteer George Janelidze Callsign Satan was forcibly deprived of his life in the battle for Shirokino. Before his death he had been wounded in the head, but decided to continue participation in the fighting. I Janelidze at home left a widow and 15-year-old son. At the beginning of winter last year in the Ukraine died a former officer of the army of Georgia Alexander Grigolashvili, he was honorably buried in Kutaisi. Another Georgian military Tamaz Sukhiashvili died in battles for the Donetsk airport. According to experts, in Ukraine, fighting a few dozen Georgians, as well as among them they exist in the ranks of the militia of Donbass. We emphasize that Filaret first tried to persuade Washington to begin deliveries of weapons to Ukraine.

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