Государственное информационное агентство "Рес"

During the solemn meeting in Donetsk, the head of the DPR, Denis Pushilin, emphasized the importance of support from the fraternal peoples and announced the awarding of President of the Republic of South Ossetia Anatoly Bibilov with the Badge of distinction "For services to the Donetsk People's Republic."

According to the presidential press service, Anatoly Bibilov noted that he was grateful for the assessment of the activities in relation to the DPR.

The State Security Committee of South Ossetia reminds that the closure of the state border crossing points is a natural reaction of the Republic's leadership to the illegal setting up of a Georgian post in the vicinity of the settlement of Uista (Tsnelis) in Znaur district, the head of the Committee's press service Yekaterina Byazrova told IA "Res".

President of South Ossetia Anatoly Bibilov sent a telegram of condolences to President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov in connection with the tragedy in Kazan, which resulted in human casualties, the press service of the head of state said on Tuesday.

""The scale of the tragedy that occurred today at school No. 175 cannot be imagined or expressed in words. Pain and sorrow overwhelm the heart in connection with the inhuman cruelty towards defenseless children," the telegram of condolences reads.

President of South Ossetia Anatoly Bibilov is taking part in festive events dedicated to the Day of the Donetsk People's Republic.

According to the press Secretary of the head of state Dina Gassieva, a solemn procession of cities and regions of the DPR is taking place in the capital of the Republic - Donetsk, on the central street of Artem.

President of South Ossetia Anatoly Bibilov laid flowers at the monument to the Heroes of Donbass in the N. Ostrovsky Park of Culture and Leisure in Rostov-on-Don, according to the press service of the head of state.

President of South Ossetia Anatoly Bibilov took part as an honored guest in the meeting of the Council of Commanders of the Union of Donbass Volunteers, held in Rostov-on-Don, the press service of the head of state reports.

The meeting participants were greeted by Andrey Turchak, Governor of the Rostov Region Vasily Golubev, Senator of the Russian Federation Alexander Karelin and other officials.

Speaking at the event, Anatoly Bibilov has noted that South Ossetia is the only state that recognized the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics.

President of South Ossetia Anatoly Bibilov will visit the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, the press service of the head of state reports.

"The head of the South Ossetian state will take part in festive events dedicated to the Day of the Donetsk People's Republic on May 11 and the Day of the Lugansk People's Republic on May 12," the press service said.

It was noted that within the framework of the visit, the meetings with the head of the DPR Denis Pushilin and the head of the LPR Leonid Pasechnik will also take place.

The annual campaign "Gazeta Pobedy" was held in South Ossetia in honor of the 76th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War. The organizers of the action were the Republican youth public organization "United Alania" and the representative office of Rossotrudnichestvo in the Republic.

As the organization told the news agency "Res", the activists had distributed about a thousand copies of the historical newspaper "Pravda" – dated May 9, 1945."

Medals "Gold Star" of the Hero of the Soviet Union, "For Military Merit", "For the Defense of Odessa", "For the Defense of Sevastopol", the Order of Lenin, two Orders of the Red Banner - all these are awards of the Hero of the Soviet Union, the commander of the torpedo boat detachment of the Black Sea Fleet, the captain 3rd rank Konstantin Kochiev.

Today for the South Ossetian people is a memory of unparalleled heroism and the price of Victory, - said President of South Ossetia Anatoly Bibilov, speaking at the Victory Parade, which is taking place on the theater square of Tskhinval.

"The contribution of South Ossetia to the overall victory is incomparable with the size of the country. We have lost more lives of our soldiers than a whole number of far abroad states taken together, claiming the historical significance of their role in the victory over Nazi Germany," he said.