Mamuka "Ushangi" Mamulashvili ( ka, მამუკა (უშანგი) მამულაშვილი; uk, Мамука Мамулашвілі) is a Georgian military unit leader who currently commands the
Georgian Legion.
Early life
Mamuka Mamulashvili was born on 22 April 1978 in
Tbilisi
Tbilisi ( ; ka, თბილისი ), in some languages still known by its pre-1936 name Tiflis ( ), is the Capital city, capital and the List of cities and towns in Georgia (country), largest city of Georgia (country), Georgia, lying on the ...
, the capital of the then
Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic
The Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic (Georgian SSR; ka, საქართველოს საბჭოთა სოციალისტური რესპუბლიკა, tr; russian: Грузинская Советская Соц ...
in the
Soviet Union
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.
His father was a Georgian military officer, Zurab Mamulashvili.
His sister,
Nona Mamulashvili, is a politician and deputy of
Parliament of Georgia
The Parliament of Georgia ( ka, საქართველოს პარლამენტი, tr) is the supreme national legislature of Georgia. It is a unicameral parliament, currently consisting of 150 members; of these, 120 are proportio ...
. She is a member of the
United National Movement party.
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.
Mamulashvili later recalled, "My first war was in the 1990s, in Abkhazia."
During the war he was captured by
Abkhaz forces and held for three months before being released.
First Chechen War
Mamulashvili fought as a foreign volunteer against
Russian forces
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in the
(1994–1996).
Return to Georgia
After the First Chechen War, Mamulashvili traveled to
Paris
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to finish his education.
He then returned to Georgia and served as a senior military advisor to Georgian president
Mikheil Saakashvili
Mikheil Saakashvili ( ka, მიხეილ სააკაშვილი ; uk, Міхеіл Саакашвілі ; born 21 December 1967) is a Georgian and Ukrainian politician and jurist. .
Mamulashvili fought for Georgia in the
Russo-Georgian War
The 2008 Russo-Georgian WarThe war is known by a variety of other names, including Five-Day War, August War and Russian invasion of Georgia. was a war between Georgia, on one side, and Russia and the Russian-backed self-proclaimed republics of Sou ...
of 2008.
Ukraine
Mamulashvili moved to Ukraine in 2013 in order to support the
Euromaidan
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.
Georgian Legion
In 2014, Mamulashvili was one of the founding members of the
Ukrainian Georgian Legion and is currently leading it against the
2022 Russian invasion
On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014. The invasion has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths on both sides. It has caused Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. An ...
.
He took part in the
Battle of Hostomel Airport.
Mamulashvili supports a
no-fly zone
A no-fly zone, also known as a no-flight zone (NFZ), or air exclusion zone (AEZ), is a territory or area established by a military power over which certain aircraft are not permitted to fly. Such zones are usually set up in an enemy power's te ...
to be placed over Ukraine, which he says is necessary to prevent Russian airstrikes.
Awards
*3rd degree Order of Vakhtang Gorgasali (1992)
*Order of the People's Hero of Ukraine
*
Order for Courage
*
Cross of Ivan Mazepa
*Medal "For Sacrifice and Love for Ukraine"
References
External links
Мамука Мамулашвілі розповів чому Грузія воює в Україні
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1978 births
Living people
Foreign volunteers in Chechnya
Military personnel from Tbilisi
Ukrainian military personnel of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Military personnel of the Russo-Georgian War
People of the Euromaidan
Recipients of the Cross of Ivan Mazepa
Recipients of the Order For Courage, 3rd class
Ukrainian military personnel of the war in Donbas
Child soldiers
Foreign volunteers in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine