Государственное информационное агентство "Рес"

A commemorative event dedicated to the Death Day of the great Ossetian poet, the founder of the Ossetian literature Kosat Levanovich Khetagurov was held in Tskhinval on Friday.

The event was attended by the staff of the Ministry of Culture of South Ossetia, headed by Minister Zhanna Zasseyeva, representatives of the city's libraries, residents of the Republic.

After laying flowers at the monument to Kosta Khetagurov in the center of the capital, those present honored the memory of the poet with a minute of silence.

South Ossetia cannot survive without the Russian Federation, with which its future and security are directly linked. Tamerlan Tadtaev, the Ossetian writer, a participant in the repelling Georgian aggression, stated this to the IA “Res”, commenting on the initiative of the current head of the South Ossetian state to join the Republic to the Russian Federation.

On Thursday, the State Security Committee of South Ossetia spread a message about the provocations by individual citizens of Georgia and Georgian socio-political organizations against the law enforcement officers and military personnel of the Republic of South Ossetia and the Russian Federation.

The humanitarian aid collected by the population of South Ossetia is intended for all segments of the population,” President of the Republic of South Ossetia Anatoly Bibilov told reporters.

In Tskhinval, the President's wife Linda Kumaritova organized a collection of humanitarian aid to residents of the DPR, LPR and military personnel participating in Russia's special military operation in Ukraine. The collected aid will be downloaded and sent today.

Russia respects this choice

In the issue of joining South Ossetia and a referendum on this issue, we are talking about the choice of the people that Russia respects, said Dmitry Peskov, press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation.

"I cannot express any position on the accession and the referendum. We have not taken any legal or other actions in this regard, but at the same time, in this case, we are talking about expressing the opinion of the people of South Ossetia, and we respect them.," Peskov told reporters on Thursday.

Chairman of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation Alexander Bastrykin has positively assessed the initiative of the President of South Ossetia Anatoly Bibilov to hold a referendum on the possible entry of the Republic into Russia. This was reported to journalists in the press service of the Investigative Committee.

The head of North Ossetia, Sergei Menyailo, in connection with the intention of South Ossetia to take steps to join the Russian Federation, said that the Ossetians had never lost contact with each other, remaining a single nation.

Earlier, President of South Ossetia Anatoly Bibilov said that the Republic would soon take legal steps to become part of Russia. Bibilov has noted that the opportunity to realize this "strategic goal" was back in 2014, when Crimea was reunited with the Russian Federation following a referendum.

On Wednesday, the Tskhinval City Hall together with the representative office of Rossotrudnichestvo in the Republic organized a festive event for the guests from the Donetsk People's Republic.

For internally displaced persons from the DPR, a concert program was held in the city's House of Culture with the participation of the South Ossetian artists.

President of South Ossetia Anatoly Bibilov said that the Republic would continue to assist Russia's special military operation in the Donbass.

"We must understand that there is only one special military operation for everyone who considers themselves Russians. Russia is our historical homeland, this is our operation, we are united," he said on the air of the Rossiya 24 TV channel.

If South Ossetia joins the Russian Federation, it could become a single entity with North Ossetia, President of the Republic Anatoly Bibilov said.