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05:03, 16 January 2026

A Georgian citizen was convicted in absentia in Russia for mercenarism.

A Russian court sentenced Georgian citizen Irakli Rurua to 13 years in prison for participating in hostilities on the side of the Ukrainian Armed Forces since 2023.

As "Caucasian Knot" reported, in December 2025, a Russian court sentenced Georgian citizen Giorgi Partsvania in absentia to 28 years in prison for participating in hostilities on the side of the Ukrainian Armed Forces since 2014.

A Russian court sentenced Georgian citizen Irakli Rurua in absentia for participating in hostilities on the side of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the Russian Investigative Committee reported on its Telegram channel.

According to the investigation, Rurua carried out orders from superior commanders as a A mercenary in the 28th Separate Mechanized Brigade named after the Knights of the Winter Campaign of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. He took direct part in combat operations against Russian troops. For this, he regularly received financial compensation.

A Georgian citizen was found guilty of mercenary activity . The court sentenced Rurua in absentia to 13 years in a maximum-security penal colony, and he is on the international wanted list.

Translated automatically via Google translate from https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/419966

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