Laying flowers on the Walk of Fame: Defender of the Fatherland Day is being celebrated in South Ossetia

Wed, 23/02/2022 - 13:42
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In the capital of South Ossetia, wreaths and flowers were laid at the Eternal Flame on the Alley of Glory on the occasion of the celebration of Defender of the Fatherland Day - February 23.

The event was attended by the leadership of South Ossetia, headed by President of the Republic Anatoly Bibilov, Russian Ambassador to the Republic Marat Kulakhmetov, deputies of the Parliament of South Ossetia, military personnel of the Defense Ministry and the 4th Russian military base, representatives of the public of the Republic.

On Wednesday, events are being held in the Republic dedicated to the Defender of the Fatherland Day and the 29th anniversary of the formation of the Defense Ministry of the Republic. Today, the ceremony of laying the Garland of Memory and Glory to the Monument to the Defenders of the Fatherland on Tuganov Street, in the capital of the Republic, will take place. At 12.00 an annual solemn meeting dedicated to the Defender of the Fatherland Day will be held.

In honor of the significant date, lessons of courage are being held in the educational institutions of the Republic. Defender of the Fatherland Day is celebrated by South Ossetia, along with Russia, annually on February 23rd.

The holiday was established on January 27, 1922 in the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic (RSFSR). Corresponds directly with the Red Army, the date of its formation and the battles with the German Imperial Army in February 1918.

Defender of the Fatherland Day is considered the day of military glory, a holiday of men and women who participated in the defense of the Motherland.

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