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A wreath and flower laying ceremony was held in Tskhinval at the Eternal Flame on the Alley of Glory in honor of the 95th anniversary of the Airborne Forces.

The event brought together veterans of the Airborne Forces, members of the public and young people.

As noted by Chairman of the Union of Paratroopers of South Ossetia Yuri Margiev, members of the organization gather at the Eternal Flame every year, where wreaths are laid.

Representative of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Ossetia in Italy Mauro Murgia took part in the traditional memorial events in connection with the 45th anniversary of the terrorist attack at the Central Station in Bologna.

In memory of those killed in the terrorist attack, August 2, 1980 was declared the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of All Mass Murders in Italy.

At the invitation of the local association of relatives of the victims of the terrorist attack, the Beslan delegation headed by Mayor Khariton Tatrov also took part in the memorial events.

A number of mourning events will be held in Transnistria in memory of the military actions taken place in South Ossetia in August 2008.

They are organized by the official representative office of the Republic in the PMR, the Novosti Pridnestrovya agency reports.

On August 7, at 20:00, the State Flag of the Republic of South Ossetia will be lowered in Tiraspol.

On Tuesday, Minister of Foreign Affairs of South Ossetia, Akhsar Dzhioev, received the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross Representative Office in the Republic, Said Assadullah, and the head of the ICRC Protection Department, Marko Doshlak.

According to the press service of the Foreign Ministry, during the conversation, a number of practical issues related to the implementation of humanitarian projects of the ICRC Representative Office in South Ossetia have been discussed.

South Ossetia will be hosting the events dedicated to the 17th anniversary of the Georgian aggression against South Ossetia in August 2008.

As reported to IA "Res" by the Republican Commission for the Preparation and Holding of the State-Significant Events, from August 1 to 8, the Republic's media will be presenting the materials, photo and video evidence, as well as films dedicated to the 08.08.08 August war.

A photo exhibition "08.08.08 - 08.08.25" will be opened in Tskhinval, dedicated to the 17th anniversary of the Georgian aggression against South Ossetia in August 2008. The event will take place at the memorial complex "To the Defenders of the Fatherland".

As director of the National Museum Merab Zasseev told IA "Res", the exhibition would allow visitors to see the most relevant and significant moments captured in photographs, demonstrating the period from the moment of aggression to the present day.

The first banknote of Ossetia will be presented at the world's largest numismatic exhibition

The world's largest numismatic and bonistic exhibition in Europe is the best place where we can present the first banknote of South Ossetia, collector and dealer, founder of the Zemlyakov Papermoney.pro company Alexey Zemlyakov told the Res news agency.

The Bank of Alania has agreed to present the banknote at a specialized event in Holland.

In South Ossetia, the currency unit will be presented as part of the First International Economic Forum.

Chairman of the National Bank of the Republic of South Ossetia Soslan Bekoev discussed the promotion of the South Ossetian banknote with the founder of the Zemlyakov Papermoney.pro company Alexey Zemlyakov.

The company carries out the assessment, purchase, sale, grading of bonistic and numismatic material.

A memorial stone was laid in the Kursk region to the Hero of Russia Marat Tibilov cadet corps.

The head of the Russian Guard Viktor Zolotov and acting governor Alexander Khinshtein took part in the laying of the memorial stone.

The institution with a total area of over 60 thousand square meters will include an educational building for 350 students, two residential buildings and a sports building.

South Ossetian weightlifter Alexander Bagaev won silver at the European Championship, the press service of the Republic's Sports Committee reports.

The tournament was held in Madrid. Alexander Bagaev competed in the 94 kg weight class.

"Alexander has demonstrated outstanding form: he lifted 146 kg in the snatch, 184 kg in the clean and jerk, setting a new European record and winning a silver medal - he lost to the current world champion in the final," the press service has noted.

Earlier, Bagaev has also won bronze at the World Youth Championship in Peru.