А memorial rally and a ceremony to lay a memorial stone at the site of a future memorial complex will be held in the village of Irykau (Ered) in Tskhinval District of South Ossetia on March 18.
This event will mark the beginning of work on the memorial complex dedicated to the victims of one of the largest tragedies in Ossetia's modern history, according to the Republican commission for the preparation of nationally significant events.
The events will take place at the intersection of the Tskhinval-Dmenis highway and the bypass road.
"As part of the ceremony, 12 coniferous trees are planned to be planted at the site of the future complex—one for each civilian who fell victim to the tragedy," the commission has noted.
The complex's design was developed by the People's Artist of South Ossetia Sarmat Zasseev and the Honored Artist Robert Khubaev.
Its central element will be 12 figures symbolizing the buried-alive residents, with a chapel planned for construction behind them.
The prominent place in the composition is given to a sculpture reaching out to the bell. According to the artists, this bell will ring only once a year, sounding the alarm in memory of the tragedy.
The Ered tragedy occurred on March 18, 1991. Twelve Ossetian civilians were captured, tortured, and buried alive near the village of Ered. This crime is considered one of the most brutal episodes of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict.
