A batch of humanitarian aid sent by South Ossetia to residents of the DPR, LPR and servicemen participating in the special military operation was received by residents of Mariupol. The Tskhinval secondary school No. 2 took an active part in the collection.
Humanitarian aid was sent from the Republic at the end of March. Food and other necessary items were distributed in different directions.
As told the IA “Res” by Olga Mikhailidi, director of the school, they are currently preparing the third batch of aid. Recently, the Tskhinval servicemen have received food from the school. As noted by Mikhailidi, the aid was collected urgently.
“A volunteer from South Ossetia Timur Kaziev, with whom we keep in touch, said that the residents of Mariupol had received assistance from South Ossetia. The information about this was received untimely, given the difficult situation. Volunteers go from house to house, to the outskirts, looking for people and handing them food," Mikhailidi said.
She has stressed that the other day they sent the aid to the South Ossetian servicemen on the front line.
“We collected food for them and bought walkie-talkies. The batch was driven by our graduate - Inal Zakharov, an employee of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, he was working as a volunteer during the surge of Covid-19. Volunteers brought local bread, water, vests, and we were asked to help with food. Inal safely drove the assembled, drove up to the front line, but was not allowed to move further. He said that our guys were most happy with the local bread,” she has shared.
The director has noted that now they are collecting the third batch of aid, which they intend to transfer to a common aid collection point. As before, there is a collection of food, medicines - the most necessary things.
“We have bought medicines, chose the most necessary drugs. The kids need diapers. Adults in hospitals also need them. The kids are asking for candy. We are collecting help based on what our volunteer advises us, because he is directly related to the volunteers. He knows them, and the help is targeted,” she has noted.
Icons were also included in the first batch of humanitarian aid. According to the director, they were told a touching story.
“Timur gave one icon to the doctor who is treating the wounded in the field hospital. The doctor, seeing a tank and fighters of the Caucasian appearance at the crossroads, asked if there were any Ossetians among them. A man got out of the tank: "I'm Ossetian!" The doctor gave him the icon - "to you from South Ossetia!" And the fighter from the front line, who was covered in soot, having tears in his eyes, prayed,” the director said.
Mikhailidi once again called on people to take part in the collecting, noting that for the residents of Donbass and for the military, even a little help is support.
