A rally in support of Ukraine was held on Europe Square in Batumi. According to the gathering, the world "saw the face of occupier Russia because genocide is taking place on the territory of Ukraine."

Protesters say that a number of similar incidents by Russia have taken place in Georgia over the past 30 years.

They symbolically displayed the flags of Ukraine and Georgia on Europe Square and observed a minute of silence in honor of the war victims and lit candles.

"Our country is also occupied by Russia. We understand what is happening on the territory of Ukraine. Terrible footage spreads, a sniper targeting children, the elderly, civilians. The common pain of the Georgian and Ukrainian people is what Russia is doing to our countries. We call on the world to stop Russian aggression on the territory of Ukraine. "Russian fascism must be stopped on the territory of Ukraine," they said at the rally.