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Russian President Vladimir Putin awarded the title Hero of Russia to the Ossetian native and Rosgvardia officer Marat Tibilov.

The Russian head of state presented the Gold Star to Tibilov at the gala reception in the St. George Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace on the occasion of Defender of the Fatherland Day, the press service of the Rosgvardia reports.

“Major Marat Tibilov has been performing service and combat missions on the front lines from the first day of the special military operation,” the press service has noted.

On Sunday, Tskhinval hosted the flower-laying ceremonies at the memorial complex to the fallen defenders of the Republic and the chapel at the memorial cemetery in the courtyard of school No. 5.

The events were dedicated to Defender of the Fatherland Day and the 32nd anniversary of the formation of the Republic's Defense Ministry.

The Tskhinval Secondary School No. 6 handed over humanitarian aid to the Ossetian fighters in the special military operation zone.

This was reported to IA “Res” by the school principal Yurina Gazzaeva.

“Food, medicine, dugout candles, warm socks, sweets that the children baked themselves during the labor lessons at school were included in the parcels for the fighters, which were recently handed over to the fighters through the commander of the Sarmat battalion Vladimir Naniev,” the principal said.

A ceremonial meeting of public representatives in honor of the Defender of the Fatherland Day and the 32nd anniversary of the formation of the Defense Ministry of the Republic was held in Tskhinval.

Before the event, President of the Republic Alan Gagloev familiarized himself with the international photo project "We Accuse!" - on the evidence of Ukrainian crimes in Donbass and other frontline Russian territories. The photo exhibition is located in front of the building of the State Drama Theater.

For South Ossetia, Defender of the Fatherland Day has a special meaning, since not only the Armed Forces and security forces, but also all residents of the Republic, fighters of self-defense units were defending their homeland. This was noted at the press conference in Tskhinval by Deputy Defense Minister of the Republic of South Ossetia, Major General Vadim Siukaev.

The press conference is dedicated to the 32nd anniversary of the formation of the Defense Ministry of the Republic of South Ossetia and Defender of the Fatherland Day.

South Ossetian Foreign Minister Akhsar Dzhioev took part in a video conference meeting of the Transnistrian MFA reporting board dedicated to the work of the foreign policy department in 2024. This was reported by the press service of the South Ossetian MFA.

The State Security Committee of South Ossetia continues the operational and investigative measures to suppress illegal activities in the healthcare sector.

"On February 19, KGB officers carried out another seizure of financial and reporting documentation at the RMMC of the Republic of South Ossetia, concerning the current repair of medical equipment," the press service of the Committee reports.

Based on the results of the analysis of the seized materials, appropriate procedural decisions will be made, the department has added.

At the briefing in Tskhinval, South Ossetian Foreign Minister Akhsar Dzhioev explained the new rules for crossing the Russian border for foreigners, which will come into force on June 30 of this year.

Dzhioev reminded that, on the instructions of President Alan Gagloev, the South Ossetian Foreign Ministry sent the official note to the Russian Foreign Ministry with a request to exclude the Republic from the list of countries subject to this resolution.

Russian Ambassador to South Ossetia Marat Kulakhmetov presented jubilee medals "80 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945" to three veterans - home front workers, the press service of the Russian Embassy in the Republic of South Ossetia reports.

"Ilya Arsenovich Khugaev, Zamira Aleksandrovna Gagloeva, and Boris Georgievich Dzhioev received the medals from the Ambassador's hands," the press service has noted.

Earlier, the awards were presented to three more veterans.

The early presidential elections in Abkhazia were held calmly and without any visible violations, - the head of the delegation, Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Policy and Inter-parliamentary Relations Zaza Driaev summed up the work of the parliamentary delegation of South Ossetia as observers.