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On August 8, on the territory of the Embassy of the Republic of South Ossetia in Moscow, the State flag of the Republic of South Ossetia was lowered. According to the press service of the diplomatic mission, the participants of the commemorative action honored the memory of the victims with a minute of silence.

The memory of civilians, militias and peacekeepers, killed during the Georgian military aggression against South Ossetia in 2008 was honored with a minute of silence on Saturday night, the Novosti Pridnestrovya news agency reported.

According to the agency, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the PMR Vitaly Ignatiev, representatives of departments and public organizations took part in the mourning event in front of the South Ossetian representation in the PMR.

President of Abkhazia Aslan Bzhania visited the South Ossetian Embassy in Sukhum on Saturday and honored the memory of those killed during the Georgian aggression in August 2008, the press service of the President of the Republic reports.

"Today we are marking a tragic date in the history of the brotherly people of South Ossetia. 12 years ago, on August 8, 2008, under cover of night, Georgian troops invaded the sleeping peaceful Tskhinval. Innocent people died, including children, women and old people." - said the head of Abkhazia.

The action "Sacred Places of Our Memory" took place in South Ossetia. Representatives of the Republic's leadership led by President Anatoly Bibilov, heads of the law enforcement agencies, servicemen laid flowers and wreaths at the monuments to heroes, the places where the defenders of the Fatherland perished during the war in August 2008.

It was absolutely unacceptable to allow Transcaucasia to become a powder keg, said Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Russian security Council and leader of the United Russia party, speaking about the decision to protect Abkhazia and South Ossetia in 2008.

Medvedev on Saturday called "essentially a declaration of war on the Russian Federation" the events of 12 years ago in Abkhazia and South Ossetia, "when Russia responded to the criminal behavior of the then president of Georgia."

Representatives of the public and the leadership of South Ossetia, headed by President Anatoly Bibilov, laid wreaths and flowers at the Poklonniy Cross at the shot barracks of Russian peacekeepers, which is located on the southern outskirts of Tskhinval - near the border with Georgia. On the night of August 7-8, the Russian peacekeepers were the first to receive the attack of the aggressor.

The action "Candles are crying for people", dedicated to the 12th anniversary of the Georgian armed aggression in August 2008, was held in Tskhinval. At the stand on the main square of the Republic's capital, 548 photographs were placed in memory of the victims of the genocide of the Ossetian people who died from 1989 to 2008.

The photo exhibition "Moments ... of Hell", dedicated to the next anniversary of Georgia's military aggression against South Ossetia, opened on Friday in the foyer of the Republican National Library.

The photographs show the tragic pages of our history, they were taken during the "five-day war" of August 2008.

To be in a dark basement again ...

Yuri Tigiev, 68, lived with his family in the village of Pris when the Georgian shelling began on 7 August 2008. Yuri fled to the city, where, in his opinion, it was safer. On the morning of August 8, Yuri, his wife and fellow villagers went down to the city through the Zguder forest. The family made their way into the house of Yuri's sister, Shura.

President of South Ossetia Anatoly Bibilov sent a telegram of condolences to President of the Lebanese Republic Michel Aoun in connection with the tragic events in Beirut, the press service of the head of state reports.

“With a feeling of deep sorrow, the Republic of South Ossetia received the news of the tragic events and catastrophic destruction in Beirut, which resulted in numerous human casualties.