The Ossetian battalion will be created as part of the 4th Russian military base in South Ossetia
The Ossetian battalion is being formed as part of the 4th Guards military base in the Russian Federation stationed in the territory of the Republic of South Ossetia. As IA "Res" has been informed by the chief of press service for the Ministry of Defense of South Ossetia, Galina Guchmazovа, "the citizens of South Ossetia, who want to continue to serve in the army, now will be provided with opportunity to acquire new knowledge, learn military discipline and matériel at a level consistent with the Russian armed forces. - Ossetian battalion of the Russian military base will be the forge of professional military personnel for the Republic of South Ossetia."