In one of the churches of the capital of the Russian Federation, a prayer service was held for those perished as a result of the Georgian aggression in August 2008, the press service of the Russian Embassy in South Ossetia has reported.
“In the Cathedral of Christ, the Savior in Moscow on August 8 at 12 noon, a prayer service was held for the civilians of South Ossetia killed as a result of the Georgian aggression, the defenders of Tskhinval, Ossetian and Russian military personnel of the Peacekeeping Forces, soldiers and officers of the Russian army, who at the cost of their lives defended South Ossetia from physical destruction ", - said the press service.
They have noted that the commemorative event was attended by employees of the Embassy of South Ossetia, the Permanent Mission of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania under the President of the Russian Federation in Moscow, the Ossetian community of Moscow, parishioners of the temple.