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The Embassy of South Ossetia in Russia laid a wreath on behalf of the people of the Republic at the foot of the Motherland monument at the Piskarevskoye Memorial Cemetery in St. Petersburg.

The event took place on Wednesday, on the eve of the celebration of the 79th anniversary of the end of the Great Patriotic War.

As noted by the press service of the diplomatic organization, the column of representatives of diplomatic missions was traditionally led by the delegation of the South Ossetian Embassy in Russia.

A minute of silence was observed in memory of the victims.

At the Tskhinval school No. 3, the opening ceremony of a memorial plaque was held in honor of the evacuation hospital No. 1960, deployed on the territory of the educational institution during the Great Patriotic War, has taken place. Here, soldiers who were wounded on the battlefields received medical care.

The ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Konstantin Dzhussoev, Speaker of Parliament Alan Alborov, Russian Ambassador to South Ossetia Marat Kulakhmetov, heads of the ministries and departments.

In the capital of South Ossetia, the official opening of a monument to the Soviet-Russian illegal intelligence officer, a native of South Ossetia, Vladimir Iosifovich Lokhov, has taken place.

The bust was installed near the Parliament building of the Republic. The opening ceremony was attended by the leadership of the Republic led by President Alan Gagloev, Lokhov’s son and daughter Igor and Alla, Russian Ambassador to South Ossetia Marat Kulakhmetov, representatives of ministries and departments, as well as the public.

On the eve of the celebration of the 79th anniversary of the Victory in Tskhinval, a solemn ceremony was held to lay a Garland of Glory and Memory at the Obelisk of the fallen during the Great Patriotic War.

The event was attended by the leadership of the Republic led by President of the Republic Alan Gagloev, Russian Ambassador to the Republic of South Ossetia Marat Kulakhmetov, ex-President of the Republic Leonid Tibilov, representatives of ministries and departments, as well as the public.

A veteran of the Great Patriotic War of South Ossetia Valiev Fedor Sakoevich was given congratulations from President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin on the 79th anniversary of the Great Victory, the Russian Embassy in South Ossetia told IA “Res”.

The Coordination Council of the Organization of Russian Compatriots (KSORS) in South Ossetia joined the public action “St. George’s Ribbon” dedicated to the celebration of Victory Day.

As reported to the IA “ Res “ by Natalya Zhuikova, Chairman of the KSORS, the campaign to distribute the two-color Victory symbol among compatriots started on Tuesday.

Ambassador of South Ossetia to Russia, Znaur Gassiev, took part in the inauguration ceremony of Russian President Vladimir Putin. This was reported by the press service of the South Ossetian Embassy in Russia.

The event took place in the St. Andrew's Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

The inauguration ceremony was attended by senators, the State Duma deputies, judges of the Constitutional Court, governors, members of the government, heads of foreign diplomatic missions accredited in Moscow, and representatives of traditional faiths.

On Theater Square, on Tuesday, a dress rehearsal for a military parade was held in the capital of South Ossetia to commemorate the 79th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.

Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Republic Alan Gagloev came to check the readiness for the parade.

On the central square of the city, parade squads of the Defense Ministry, Ministry of Internal Affairs, Ministry of Emergency Situations, the Border Service, the KGB, and the 4th Guards Russian Military Base followed in a solemn march.

The name of Vladimir Kuznetsov is inscribed in golden letters in the history of Ossetia and the Ossetian people, President Alan Gagloev noted in his telegram of condolences to the family and friends of the famous archaeologist in connection with his death.

Archaeologist, specialist in ancient Alan culture and medieval history of the Caucasus, Vladimir Aleksandrovich Kuznetsov, passed away on Sunday at the age of 97. He will be buried on the Walk of Fame in Krasnogvardeisky Park (on Kosta Avenue) in Vladikavkaz on Tuesday.

A car rally was held in the hero city of Tskhinval in support of Russian President Vladimir Putin. On Tuesday, Putin took the oath of office and officially assumed the post of President of the Russian Federation for a new six-year term.

Andrey Ottaev, Chairman of the youth wing of the South Ossetian political party Nyhas, told the “Res” news agency that more than ten cars had taken part in the action.