Archive - 8/5/2023

At the Eternal Flame in Tskhinval on the eve of the celebration of the 78th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War, a solemn laying of a garland of Glory and Memory took place.

The ceremony was attended by the Republic's leadership headed by Alan Gagloev, the Russian Ambassador to South Ossetia Marat Kulakhmetov, the Parliament deputies headed by Speaker Alan Alborov, representatives of ministries and departments of the Republic, and the public.

In St. Petersburg, on the eve of Victory Day, wreaths were laid on behalf of the people of South Ossetia at the foot of the Motherland monument at the Piskaryovsky Memorial Cemetery and at the memorial granite slab, opened in honor of the natives of Ossetia, the defenders of besieged Leningrad.

The column of representatives of diplomatic missions was traditionally headed by the delegation of the Embassy of the Republic of South Ossetia in Russia, the press service of the diplomatic mission reports.

The memory of the victims was honored with a minute of silence..

President of South Ossetia Alan Gagloev congratulated Russian leader Vladimir Putin on the 78th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War. This was reported by the press service of the head of state.

Alan Gagloev has stressed that the memory of the victorious warriors is sacred and the current generation will always keep a grateful memory of those who did not spare their lives in the battles for the Motherland and was forging the weapons of Victory.

Victory Day for the peoples of Russia and South Ossetia is a symbol of courage, heroism of the generation of winners - our fathers and grandfathers, who, by their feats of arms at the front and selfless work in the rear, ensured the Victory over the Nazi invaders. This is stated in the congratulatory address of President of Russia Vladimir Putin to the head of South Ossetia Alan Gagloev on the occasion of the 78th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War.