Archive - 8/2022

The International Day of the Missing is a very important and relevant day for South Ossetia, because during the years of Georgian aggression, starting from the 90s and ending in 2008, about 130 people are listed as missing in the Republic, the Presidential Commissioner for Human Rights of the Republic of South Ossetia Inal Tasoev said at the breefing.

“Today is also important because we can express our solidarity with relatives and friends of the missing, let them know that we share their pain, anxiety,” he said.

The unmanned aerial vehicle violated the airspace of South Ossetia over the territory of the settlement of Uista the night before. This was reported at the meeting of President Alan Gagloev with the heads of law enforcement agencies, the head of the KGB Border Service Valery Alikhanty.

Commemorative events dedicated to the International Day of the Missing will be held on August 30 in Tskhinval, according to the representative office of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in South Ossetia.

“On Tuesday, at 4 pm, a special service will be held at the Church of the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos,” the Mission said. - Also at 16.45, a mailbox will be installed on the square named after Iuane Aguyzata (Gabaraty) to collect the anonymous information about the fate of the missing. After that, there will be speeches by officials."

The proceeds from the charity concert "For Our Fighters!", which took place in early August in Tskhinvali, are aimed at helping Ossetian fighters participating in Russia's special military operation in Ukraine.

This was reported to IA "Res" by the initiator of the event, a young South Ossetian singer-songwriter Albert Laliev.

According to him, the amount of 80 thousand rubles was collected from the sale of tickets.

The laureate of various music competitions and festivals, the Ossetian singer Leyla Margieva taking part in the International Television Vocal Competition-Festival "ICON MUSIC FEST". This was reported to IA "Res" by the singer herself.

According to her, representatives of 20 countries became participants in the competition.

The team of the South Ossetian diplomatic mission became the owner of the gold cup in the football tournament, beating the combined teams of the embassies of Kenya, Senegal, Guinea, and reaching the final with the strongest team of the Zavidovo complex of the Russian Foreign Ministry. This was reported to IA "Res" by the press service of the Embassy of South Ossetia in Moscow.

Former world champion in two versions in the first heavyweight, Russian Murat Gassiev won the third fight in the heavyweight class and won the title of champion of the Eurasian Boxing Parliament (EPB). In a ten-round bout held in Belgrade on Saturday, he defeated American Carlouse Welch by TKO in the first round.

President Alan Gagloev met with the head of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, Sergei Menyailo, who arrived in Tskhinval to take part in the celebrations dedicated to the 14th anniversary of the recognition of the state independence of the Republic of South Ossetia by the Russian Federation.

At the beginning of the meeting, Alan Gagloev thanked Sergei Menyailo for the help and support provided to South Ossetia, and expressed his gratitude for the visit to the Republic.

President Alan Gagloev has received the delegation of the Republic of Dagestan, who arrived in Tskhinval to participate in the celebrations in honor of the 14th anniversary of the recognition of the independence of the Republic of South Ossetia by the Russian Federation, the press service of the head of state has reported.

The delegation was headed by Minister for National Policy and Religious Affairs Enrik Muslimov.

President Alan Gagloev has held a meeting with the Minister for Nationalities and Public Projects of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic Anzor Kurashinov, who arrived in Tskhinval to take part in the celebrations in honor of the 14th anniversary of the recognition of the independence of the Republic of South Ossetia by the Russian Federation.

According to the presidential press service, the meeting was also attended by the Russian Ambassador to South Ossetia Marat Kulakhmetov.