The Zartragedy ofMay 20, 1992. Witnesses' memories.
MelitonKazity, Chairman of the Writers' Union ofSouth Ossetia:
I learned about theZartragedy from the townspeople. Everybody wasin panic.That daymany people were drivingon that road and everyone was trying tolearnanythingabout his relatives, friendsand acquaintances.Some time later thetruck approachedthe hospitalwith thedead.
The Zar tragedy of May 20, 1992. Witnesses' memories.
Zoya Bitarti, Candidate of Philology, an associate professor:
The Zar tragedy – is the day, which should be remembered by everybody. It was a mass extermination of the Ossetian people. There were children, old people, and women among the victims.
The Zar tragedy of May 20, 1992. The witnesses' memories.
Zamira Dzhioeva, Deputy Minister of Education and Science of South Ossetia:
The Zar tragedy of 1992 cannot be explained. Defenseless children, women and the old people were killedthat day. Could a normal person do so? And one has got upon the idea that they were monsters, because they had not spared even babies.
Ossetian professional boxer, the European champion under the WBC in the weight class up to 66.6 kg Aslanbek Kozaev fought a bout with the famous Filipino professional boxer, the world champion under WBC, WBA, IBF and WBO version Manny Pacquiao.
The emergence of the next EU report on Georgia was not accidental. After coming to power in Georgia by Mikhail Saakashvili, the country's accession to the European Union ("the return to the European nation’s family") was proclaimed one of the foreign policy priorities. Despite the fact that Brussels has reacted to this idea without much enthusiasm, the EU flags have been raised over many state agencies of Georgia. It reminds many citizens of Tbilisi the foreign occupation.
The Zar tragedy of May 20, 1992. Witnesses' memoirs.
Nikolai Dzagoev, chief surgeon of the Republican Hospital of South Ossetia, Candidate of Medicine, Member of Parliament:
1992, Tskhinval was under blockade. At all heights of the city were snipers, shelling all the streets. In connection with this situation was urgently constructed the road in Dzau (Dzausky District RSO) through the village of Zar, which was called the "lifeline." The Zar road was very rugged, with vehicle queues, but not everyone could drive and sometimes people had to walk.
The Days of the Ossetian culture have started today in Brussels. This has been reported to IA "Res" by one of the organizers of the cultural program - the head of the International non-profit association «Renaissance Saendidzaen» Radion Pukhaev.
Comment of the press-service of the Foreign Ministry of the Republic of South Ossetia
May 15, 2012 the newspaper "View" carried a statement of the Chairman of the Committee for Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Matteo Mekachchi, which he had made in Georgia. He said that OSCE "is going to restore the mission in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict" in July. This statement has caused great surprise in Tskhinval. In South Ossetia one has heard nothing about this intention of theOSCE; we have not received any form of address, so any negotiations are not being conducted with the authorities of the Republic of South Ossetia.
The Futsal team of South Ossetia conceded victory in the first game at the European Championship, which started May 14 in the Belarusian city of Brest. Thishas been said IA "Res" by the head coach Eric Berezov.
"We met with the Russian national team. This is one of the strongest teams – it is the winner of the last year European Championship. In the first half our players were not able to fully adapt to so experienced rivals, the boys were a bit worried and the first time ended 2-0 in favor of the Russians "- said Berezov. But then, he said, the South Ossetian players had adapted to thecontender, they coped with emotions and began to play more effectively.
A wrestler from Tskhinval Inal Tasoev has become a winner of the Russian championship in wrestling among athletes 1995 - 1996 years of birth, which was held in Vladikavkaz. This has been said IA "Res" by the coach of the athlete Tamerlan Kochiev.
