Archive - 8/2023

The delegation of the Ministry of Defense of South Ossetia, headed by Minister Marat Pavlov, is taking part in the international military-technical forum "Army-2023", the press service of the department reports on Monday.

The large-scale event of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation will be held in the Moscow region from August 14 to 20. Delegations of military departments from more than sixty states are taking part in it.

The defenders of Apsny, showing unparalleled heroism and selflessness, gave a resolute rebuff to the superior forces of the Georgian nationalists and defended the right of the Abkhaz people to live and prosper in their native land. This is stated in the note of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Ossetia with words of solidarity and support to colleagues from Abkhazia in connection with the Day of Remembrance of the Defenders of the Fatherland.

In July, 37 violators were detained at various sections of the state border of South Ossetia, the press service of the State Security Committee of the Republic reports.

"A criminal case has been initiated against one detainee, 20 people have been fined a total of 24,500 rubles, eight have been expelled from South Ossetia, and warnings have been issued to eight violators," the KGB clarified.

Within the framework of the Forum, a plenary session will be held at the A. A. Tibilov South Ossetian State University and will continue with a round table "15 years of peace", where Russian and South Ossetian experts and journalists will discuss the phenomenon of new republics in the post-Soviet space and the prospects for their development. The organizers of the event informed the agency "Res" about it.

The Orthodox Church of South Ossetia-Alania are expressing deep concern over the events taking place on the territory of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra, the message of the Diocese of Alania, published in the telegram channel, says.

As noted by Metropolitan Ambrose of Alania, the expulsion and arrest of monks, the closing of the churches of the monastery violate all the laws of humanity, individual rights and freedom of religion.

The bloody five-day war in the history of South Ossetia is the common pain of the entire Ossetian people, it will forever remain in the memory of each of us. This is stated in the telegram of condolences from the Chairman of the Parliament of North Ossetia, Taimuraz Tuskaev, to President Alan Gagloev in connection with the 15th anniversary of the tragic events of August 2008.

Tuskaev has stressed that relations between the fraternal republics have always been distinguished by mutual support.

The head of North Ossetia-Alania, Sergei Menyailo, sent a telegram with words of support to President Alan Gagloev in connection with the 15th anniversary of the August 2008 war, the press service of the head of state reports.

The date of August 8, 2008 has forever gone down in history as the day of the dastardly attack of Georgia, instigated by the West, on the South Ossetian sovereign country. This is stated in the telegram of condolences from the Acting Head of the Donetsk People's Republic Denis Pushilin to President Alan Gagloev in connection with the 15th anniversary of the August 2008 war.

Pushilin has stressed that people of South Ossetia defended their independence, but at the cost of serious losses.

Commemorative events dedicated to the 15th anniversary of the start of Georgia's military aggression against South Ossetia were held in foreign offices of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic, the tragic events of those days were also remembered in friendly states, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

Ambassador of South Ossetia to Russia Znaur Gassiev took part in the prayer service for the victims of the 08.08.08 war in Moscow, the press service of the diplomatic organization reports.