Zurab Pochkhua ( ka, ზურაბ ფოჩხუა) (born July 11, 1963) is a

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. He was the commander of

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from September 15, 2008. to 2010. In 1998 Pochkhua finished short courses of air defense at Zhukov Command Academy of Air Defense in

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. Pochkhua served as Commander of Communication Company of the First Anti-aircraft Rocket Brigade from 1993 to 1995. Then as a Chief of Staff of the First Air Defense Base from 1995 to 2002 and as a Commander of Command Control Center (C3) of the Georgian Air Force from 2002 to 2005.Air Force Commander of the Georgian Armed Forces
/ref> From 2005 and during 2008 war with Russia Pochkhua was a Deputy Commander of Georgian Air Force and Chief of the Air Defense of Air Forces. He was commander of the Air Force from 2008 to 2010. He then served as a defense attache to

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. Zurab Pochkhua has been awarded with Medal for Military Courage (2000) and St. George's Victory Order (2008).

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People of the Russo-Georgian War Living people 1963 births {{Georgia-mil-bio-stub