Mamuka Mamulashvili

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Mamuka Mamulashvili
Birth nameMamuka Zurabis dze Mamulashvili
(მამუკა ზურაბის ძე მამულაშვილი)
Nickname(s)Heroy (Герой, lit. "Hero")
Born (1978-04-22) 22 April 1978 (age 46)
Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Allegiance Georgia (1993)
 Chechnya (1994–1996)
 Georgia (2008)
 Ukraine (2014–present)
Service/branch Georgian Land Forces (1993) (2008)
 Ukrainian Ground Forces (2016–present)
Years of service1993–1996; 2008; 2016–present
RankCommander
Commands heldGeorgian Legion
Battles/wars
Awards

Mamuka (Ushangi) Mamulashvili (Georgian: მამუკა (უშანგი) მამულაშვილი, Ukrainian: Мамука Мамулашвілі) is a Georgian paramilitary unit leader who currently commands the Georgian Legion.[1]

Early life

Mamuka Mamulashvili was born on 22 April 1978 in Tbilisi, the capital of the then Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic in the Soviet Union.[1] His father was a Georgian military officer, Zurab Mamulashvili.[2]

Abkhaz–Georgian conflict

Mamulashvili fought for Georgia in the War in Abkhazia (1992–1993) when he was 14, alongside his father who was a Georgian military officer.[3] Mamulashvili later recalled, "My first war was in the 1990s, in Abkhazia."[1] During the war he was captured by Abkhaz forces and held for three months before being released.[3]

First Chechen War

Mamulashvili fought as a foreign volunteer against Russian forces in the First Chechen War (1994–1996).[4]

Return to Georgia

After the First Chechen War, Mamulashvili traveled to Paris to finish his education.[4] He then returned to Georgia and served as a senior military advisor to Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili.[4]

Mamulashvili fought for Georgia in the Russo-Georgian War of 2008.[4]

Ukraine

Mamulashvili moved to Ukraine in 2013 in order to support the Euromaidan.[5]

Georgian Legion

Main article: Georgian Legion (Ukraine)

In 2014, Mamulashvili was one of the founding members of the Georgian Legion and is currently leading it against the 2022 Russian invasion.[4][6] He took part in the Battle of Hostomel Airport.[7]

In April 2022, Mamulashvili said in a YouTube interview that the Georgian Legion would take no quarter to Russian POWs in response to the Bucha massacre.[8]

Mamulashvili supports a no-fly zone to be placed over Ukraine, which he says is necessary to prevent Russian airstrikes.[7]

Awards

References

  1. ^ a b c Hauer, Neil (16 February 2022). "The Georgian fighters stiffening Ukraine's defences against possible Russian attack". National Post. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  2. ^ Peterson, Nolan (24 December 2021). "Foreign Fighters Vow to Support Ukraine Against Russian Invasion". Coffee or Die Magazine. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  3. ^ a b Lowry, Willy (4 March 2022). "Foreign fighters answer Zelenskyy's call to defend Ukraine". The National. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d e Waller, Nicholas (26 February 2016). "American Ex-Paratrooper Joins Georgian Legion Fighting in Ukraine". Georgia Today. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  5. ^ Mariamidze, Tea (20 December 2017). "Heavy Shelling Wounds Georgian Legion Members in Eastern Ukraine". The Messenger. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  6. ^ Shamsian, Jacob (8 March 2022). "A Georgian commander fighting Russian forces in Ukraine says more international support will help defeat Putin". Business Insider. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  7. ^ a b Andy Blatchford. "Band of others: Ukraine's legions of foreign soldiers are on the frontline". POLITICO. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Ukraine's military accused of war crimes against Russian troops". Le Monde.fr. 9 April 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022.

External links

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