From Teenage Soldier to Commander in Ukraine, with Mamuka Mamulashvili

By The Free Press | Created at 2026-06-23 09:06:26 | Updated at 2026-06-23 11:01:17 1 hour ago

From Teenage Soldier to Commander in Ukraine, with Mamuka Mamulashvili

The lessons of war from a soldier who has spent decades on the front lines.

Earlier this year, Aaron MacLean visited Ukraine, where he met with Georgian Legion commander Mamuka Mamulashvili. What happens when a boy goes to war at 14 years old? What does a lifetime of fighting Russians teach you about how they operate? And what lessons should the West be learning from the war in Ukraine?

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