Georgian armed formations fired the funeral procession in Mugut village, Znaur region of RSO. As the Minister of Interior informed IA «Res» correspondent there was a funeral of RSO law enforcement organs serviceman Anatoly Kabisov killed during the firing of RSO MIA post in Velit village on the night from 1 to 2 August.
The President of the Republic of South Ossetia Eduard Kokoity received the delegation from North Ossetia. They discussed the situation created over South Ossetia last days. All the participants mentioned the complexity of situation. Eduard Kokoity emphasized that the people should not yield to the provocations organized by the Georgian side, whatever tragic and grave as it may be.
RSO KGB have available a firsthand information of Georgia’s intention to continue the policy of tension escalation in the Georgian-Ossetian conflict zone to destabilize an internal political situation in South Ossetia and to emboss the Ossetian population from the territory of Republic. Presently Georgian special services with the purpose of committing series of terrorist acts and diversions have prepared eight motor cars with planted explosives for sale to South Ossetian citizens.
State of the wounded on 29 July during the shelling of South-Osetian villages of Sarabuk and Tliakana is stabile. This was informed to IA «Res» correspondent by the assistant doctor of Republican somatic hospital Georgi Gogichaev.
A monitoring team of Joint Peacekeeping Forces in Georgian-Ossetian conflict zone and OSCE Mission military observers arrived at the place of yesterday’s shelling of South Ossetian villages of Sarabuk and Tliakana. This was informed to IA «Res» correspondent by the assistant of JPKF Commander on links with media Vladimir Ivanov.
Last night Georgian side fired Ossetian villages of Sarabuk and Tliakana.
The monitoring group of JPKF and OSCE Mission was fired in the vicinity of Georgian village of Sveri. According to RSO MIA an aimed fire was delivered on JPKF and OSCE military observers from different directions.
Georgian side fired with grenade launchers and light weapon Ossetian settlements Andis and Sarabuk. As it was informed to IA «Res» correspondent by the deputy of Defense Ministry Ibragim Gasseev, the shelling started on 29 July early morning from the side of Georgian police and peacekeepers illegal posts.
The mine threat is still high in the conflict zone. As it was informed to IA «Res» correspondent by the mate of JPKF commander on media issues captain Vladimir Ivanov, another cow was blown up at landmines again.
On 26 July 2008 from 12:35 to 15:20 JPKF tripartite military observers team and OSCE Mission in concert with water pipeline specialists from Georgian and Ossetian sides monitored Edis – Tskhinval waterpipe. The purpose of the monitoring was to confirm the information of new illegal holes at this section.
The President of the Republic of South Ossetia Eduard Kokoity by his decree rewarded with RSO Friendship Order the President of Global Abkhaz and Abazin peoples congress Taras Shamba.