She remembers her childhood home, her cows, her family orchard - all the land and belongings that her family has not seen since 2008, when Russian troops forced them from their hometown during that year's Russian-Georgian war.
Russia invaded parts of Georgia 14 years ago, and Russian troops still protect South Ossetia and Abkhazia, two secessionist statelets that broke away from Georgia during the 1990s and then expanded in 2008. But this cautious approach has put the Georgian government at odds with most of its population - creating a far more pointed clash between majority opinion on Ukraine and government policy than in most other European countries.
"The Georgian government says, 'It's better to be careful, Russia is dangerous' - but that doesn't matter to the Kremlin," said Mr Turashvili."If they take Kyiv, they will take Tbilisi." The government sent humanitarian aid to Ukraine, admitted more than 5,000 Ukrainian refugees and voted in favour of a United Nations resolution condemning the invasion of Ukraine.
"We remember that Russian troops are standing just 50km away," said the Reverend Andrea Jaghmaidze, a spokesperson for the church, referring to the boundary between Georgia and South Ossetia, about 30 miles distant."Therefore, great wisdom should be shown so as not to place extra burden on the country."
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