Ministry of Defence of Georgia denied the data transfer about Georgians fighting in Ukraine

EUROPEAN PRAVDA – TUESDAY, 9 AUGUST, 20:09

The Ministry of Defence of Georgia on Tuesday denied the data of the Georgian TV channel Mtavari, which stated in its investigation that the Ministry may have transferred to Russia data about Georgians who are currently fighting in Ukraine.

This is reported by European Pravda with reference to the official statement of the Georgian Ministry of Defence.

The Ministry calls the Mtavari story "an absurd and purposefully disseminated disinformation" that "aims to mislead the public, discredit government structures and embody narrow party interests."

The Ministry of Defence of Georgia claims that the personal file of the former Georgian military serviceman Mikheil Kamkhadze, who appears in the Mtavari story, was transferred to the relevant district commissariat.

"Thus, personal files of reserve officers can’t get outside the Ministry. The relevant services will establish whether the documents shown in the mass media are truly personal files and where exactly in Ukraine they were found," - stated in the message.

The Ministry of Defence of Georgia also complained that Mtavari did not wait for an answer to the official request it sent to the ministry and "decided to spread disinformation indicating that they wanted to implement narrow party interests at the expense of the Georgian military."

The Georgian opposition TV channel Mtavari released an investigation on Monday evening, in which it claims that the Ministry of Defence of Georgia could have provided Russia with information about former soldiers fighting in Ukraine against the Russian occupiers.

It is not known exactly how many volunteers from Georgia are fighting in Ukraine against Russia, but their number is estimated to be hundreds. In particular, they fight in the Georgian Legion, the Azov Regiment, the International Legion, etc.

In March Denys Shmyhal, Prime Minister of Ukraine, called on his Georgian colleague Irakli Garibashvili to allow the departure of volunteers from Georgia to Ukraine.

In June, Garibashvili got into a scandal when he called the Georgian volunteers who had gone to Ukraine to fight against Russia - "hired volunteers" and said that Kyiv allegedly demanded to let them out.

Journalists fight on their own frontline. Support Ukrainska Pravda!