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South Ossetia does not exclude further military provocations of Georgia

07/08/2013 - 21:42

South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov does not exclude further military provocations from the Georgian side, declared the Head of State at today`s press conference in Tskhinval.
According to him, Georgia continues to build up its military capability and strengthens its armed forces.

Looking back in 2008. August 7

07/08/2013 - 20:13

The war in August 2008. On the eve of invasion ...

On the night of August 7, 2008, began a steady bombardment of the populated areas of South Ossetia. At midnight a village Dmenis was fired from the Georgian-controlled village of Eredvi, Sarabuk, Satikar, and the southern outskirts of Tskhinval.

Looking back in 2008. August 5

06/08/2013 - 11:39

The war in August 2008. On the eve of invasion ...

By August 5, 2008 the aggravation of the situation in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict was not reduced, that night the Georgian side shelled twice the positions of law enforcement bodies of the Republic. Fortunately, there were no victims. The South Ossetian side still refrained from returning the fire, hoping that the talks could be resumed and the war could be avoided. In the zone of conflict had been serving the OSCE observer mission, the tripartite peacekeeping forces. People were still hoping that these organizations would ensure the parties to sit down to talks and declare a cease-fire.

Looking back in 2008. August 4

04/08/2013 - 22:13

The war in August 2008. On the eve of invasion ...

On the night of 3 August 4, 2008 the law enforcement authorities of South Ossetia continued to monitor the concentration of the Georgian armed forces. Throughout the night their posts were being fired by snipers. The situation in the Republic remained extremely tense.

Looking back in 2008. August 3

04/08/2013 - 22:11

The war in August 2008. On the eve of invasion ...

On the night of August 3, Georgia started to draw up forces to the border of South Ossetia, preparing for the assault. From the military base in Gori began moving up the artillery battalion – the part of the fourth mechanized infantry brigade of the Defence Ministry of Georgia.

No one is going to stop the activities of the ICRC in South Ossetia - Secretary of the Security Council

02/08/2013 - 17:58

The South Ossetian authorities are not going to stop the activities of the Mission of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in the territory of the Republic, said the Security Council Secretary Anatoly Pliev RSO at the today`s press conference in Tskhinval.
According to him, some of the media misinterpreted the words of President Leonid Tibilov about the ICRC activities in South Ossetia.

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