The President of Georgia awarded Mamia Alasania with the title of the national hero and awarded Vakhtang Gorgasali order of the first and second rank to 9 fighters. Giorgi Margvelashvili personally handed over the award to family members of the fighters for for the independence of Georgia in the presidential palace .
"It is very important when examples of such a sacrifice are appreciated by the state, and by the society. Examples of self-sacrifice in such a struggle remind us that we have a homeland that needs protection and that this country needs to do the same, "said Alasania"s son Irakli Alasania.