Mamuka Mamulashvili

Mamuka "Ushangi" Mamulashvili (; ; born 22 April 1978) is a Georgian military unit leader who currently commands the Georgian Legion in Ukraine. His sister, Nona Mamulashvili, is a politician and deputy of Parliament of Georgia. He is a member of the United National Movement party of former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili.

War in Abkhazia 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.

Return to Georgia After the First Chechen War, Mamulashvili traveled to Paris to finish his education.

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. He took part in the Battle of Hostomel Airport.

Mamulashvili supports a no-fly zone to be placed over Ukraine, which he says is necessary to prevent Russian airstrikes. In an interview published by the YouTube channel of the dissident Russian businessman Mikhail Khodorkovsky, he said about the treatment of Russian prisoners: "Sometimes we tie them hands and feet. I speak for the Georgian Legion, we will never take Russian prisoners." Mamulashvili justified no quarter for Russian soldiers as a response to the Bucha massacre.

On June 13, 2024, Mamulashvili reported that he's been poisoned for the third time.

Criminal charges in Russia

As of September 2023, eight criminal cases have been initiated against Mamulashvili in Russia. Charges against him include recruiting mercenary fighters, inciting ethnic hatred and other. Mamulashvili alleged that Russia has also placed a bounty on him.

Coup plot accusation in Georgia On September 18, 2023, the State Security Service of Georgia (SSG) accused Saakashvili and his followers of plotting with the Ukrainian government and Georgian volunteers in Ukraine of planning a coup d'état against the Georgian government, via organizing of mass antigovernment protests. Mamulashvili responded saying the development seemed to be orchestrated by the Kremlin, and that the "baseless" accusation demonstrated that the ruling party in Georgia was being supported by the Kremlin.

Coup plot accusation in Slovakia On 31 January 2025, the prime minister of Slovakia Robert Fico together with Slovak Information Service accused the Georgian Legion of organising anti-government demonstrations with the goal of coup d'état in the country. At the press conference, Fico showed photographs of Mamulashvili with protest-organising group Mier Ukrajine (Peace to Ukraine) activist Lucia Štasselová and online news commentator Martin M. Šimečka, the father of opposition leader Michal Šimečka. Due to these accusations, Mamulashvili and 9 other people have been banned from entering the territory of Slovakia.

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"