8 Georgian citizens detained in South Ossetia for illegal border-crossing. As Deputy Plenipotentiary for Post-Conflict Settlement Merab Chigoev reported to IA RES, law enforcement bodies of South Ossetia detained 5 Georgian citizens on 18 May for illegal border-crossing in Znaur district of South Ossetia. "The same day, one person was detained for similar violation in the village of Artsev, Tskhinval district", said Chigoev.
The president of South Ossetia Eduard Kokoity held a session to discuss issues related to security and protection of the state borderline of the Republic of South Ossetia. Representatives of the RF Border-guard service and law enforcement and defense structures, as well as heads of administrations attended the session.
The participants discussed further steps aimed at security and protection of the Republic's state border. The Chief of the RF FSB Border-Guard Department in South Ossetia Alexander Murzin reported on the situation at the borderline and the activities of the Department. He emphasized that the situation at the borderline was controllable.
Russian border-guards jointly with their South Ossetian colleagues conducted their routine flight over the borderline areas of South Ossetia. During their overflight, the border-guards accompanies by journalists saw the areas adjacent to the boundary-line in the vicinity of Sinagur village, Mamison pass and Leningor district of South Ossetia. During this routine activity, the border-guards monitor the border-line are. As reported the press-service of the RF BSB Border-guard department in South Ossetia, "this kind of overflights are conducted regularly." The results of the overflight were satisfactory.