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South Ossetian President Alan Gagloev expressed condolences to the Kherson Oblast Governor Volodymyr Saldo following the terrorist drone attack that had taken lives.

"On behalf of people of the Republic of South Ossetia and on my own behalf, I express my deepest condolences to you and all residents of the Kherson region in connection with the horrific terrorist attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces drones on the café and hotel in Khorly on the New Year's Eve," the condolence telegram reads.

Tskhinval has mourned Andrei Margiev, a fighter from South Ossetia perished during the special military operation.

The Republic's leadership, led by President Alan Gagloev, members of Parliament, led by Speaker Alan Margiev, Russian Ambassador to South Ossetia Marat Kulakhmetov, and his comrades-in-arms attended the funeral.

During the funeral ceremony, tributes were paid to Andrei's courage, devotion to his friends, and high moral character.

About two thousand South Ossetian citizens are participating in the special military operation in Ukraine, the Republic's Foreign Minister, Akhsar Dzhioev, stated in the interview with the RIA Novosti.

"The number of citizens participating in the special military operation is quite significant for the small population of South Ossetia. It is approximately two thousand people. For us, this is a significant figure, as Ossetians are a small people," Dzhioev said.

South Ossetia hopes for a future railway connection with Russia, and the Republic would support such a project, South Ossetian Foreign Minister Akhsar Dzhioev told RIA Novosti.

He has noted that currently, only a highway connects South Ossetia and Russia, but any transport artery connecting the two countries is of great importance. The launch of a railway connection, however, requires the expert assessment and political decisions, he has added.

Jointly confronting neo-fascism in the special military operation with Russia is important for South Ossetia, people of which people have always stood with Russia, Foreign Minister Akhsar Dzhioev told RIA Novosti.

"Historically, the peoples of our countries have always been together. Residents of South Ossetia took active part in the Great Patriotic War, and today we are forced to fight a new form of fascism," the Minister said.

During the presidency of Mikheil Saakashvili, South Ossetia faced genuine state terrorism from Georgia, Foreign Minister Akhsar Dzhioev told RIA Novosti .

He has emphasized that under Saakashvili, Georgia exerted enormous pressure on the republic. He cited the creation of the "temporary administration" in South Ossetia by the Georgian authorities as the example of this policy.

"The country was effectively subjected to state terrorism, carried out by Georgia," the Minister said.

As part of the "My New Year's Dream" charity event, South Ossetian President Alan Gagloev presented a medal certificate to the son of Rustam Tabuev, a soldier killed during the special military operation.

A 15-year-old Dmitry Tabuev, Rustam's son, requested that humanitarian aid be sent to his father's fellow soldiers. The head of state not only organized the delivery of the aid but also personally visited the special military operation zone to hand over the supplies to the soldiers of the Ossetian units.

Our soldiers, alongside their Russian brothers, are advancing in all directions, along the entire line of the special military operation, South Ossetian President Alan Gagloev said during the meeting with media representatives dedicated to the results of 2025.

South Ossetian President Alan Gagloev called the outgoing year a productive one for bilateral relations with Russia. He made this statement at the meeting with media representatives dedicated to the results of 2025.

"We are in regular contact with President of Russia, First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Kiriyenko, and our colleagues in general.

A group of parliamentarians, on behalf of the the South Ossetian Parliament Speaker Alan Margiev, visited the area where the special military operation is being conducted to provide support to Ossetian servicemen and deliver humanitarian aid, the Parliament's press service reported.