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The Georgian plans for a blitzkrieg in August 2008 were shattered by the fortitude and courage of the defense forces of South Ossetia and Russian peacekeepers. The decisive and timely actions of the Russian Federation to force the aggressor to peace played a key role in saving the people of South Ossetia from complete destruction, the statement of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia on the occasion of the 08.08.08 war anniversary.

The memory of those killed as a result of Georgia's armed aggression against South Ossetia will be honored in Tskhinval.

A photo exhibition "08.08.08 - 08.08.25" will be opened on the 17th anniversary.

A mourning requiem campaign will be held on the evening of August 7 at 22:00 at the memorial complex "To the Defenders of South Ossetia" on Makharbek Tuganov Street in Tskhinval. Representatives of the public, residents of Tskhinval, politicians, and the Republic's leadership will gather here.

The main goal of the First International Economic Forum is to improve interaction between government, business and investors, said South Ossetian Prime Minister Konstantin Dzhussoev.

South Ossetia is preparing for the First International Economic Forum "Investment Horizons", where the government decisions in the field of entrepreneurship will be presented.

Dzhussoev has noted that only joint work can yield a positive result.

South Ossetian President Alan Gagloev sent a batch of high-tech equipment for the front to the special military operation zone.⁣⁣⠀⁣⁣⠀

Special equipment was handed over to the fighters of the ODRO "Alania" by the head of the Presidential Control Department Sarmat Chochiev, State Advisor to President Nikolai Ayrapetyan and members of Parliament Inal Tskhovrebov and Alimbeg Siukaev.⁣⁣⠀⁣⁣⠀

Support measures are being developed to support the participants in the special military operation in South Ossetia, Deputy Chairman of the Defense and Security Committee Alimbeg Siukaev said at the press conference in Sputnik South Ossetia.

A wreath and flower laying ceremony was held in Tskhinval at the Eternal Flame on the Alley of Glory in honor of the 95th anniversary of the Airborne Forces.

The event brought together veterans of the Airborne Forces, members of the public and young people.

As noted by Chairman of the Union of Paratroopers of South Ossetia Yuri Margiev, members of the organization gather at the Eternal Flame every year, where wreaths are laid.

Representative of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Ossetia in Italy Mauro Murgia took part in the traditional memorial events in connection with the 45th anniversary of the terrorist attack at the Central Station in Bologna.

In memory of those killed in the terrorist attack, August 2, 1980 was declared the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of All Mass Murders in Italy.

At the invitation of the local association of relatives of the victims of the terrorist attack, the Beslan delegation headed by Mayor Khariton Tatrov also took part in the memorial events.

A number of mourning events will be held in Transnistria in memory of the military actions taken place in South Ossetia in August 2008.

They are organized by the official representative office of the Republic in the PMR, the Novosti Pridnestrovya agency reports.

On August 7, at 20:00, the State Flag of the Republic of South Ossetia will be lowered in Tiraspol.

On Tuesday, Minister of Foreign Affairs of South Ossetia, Akhsar Dzhioev, received the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross Representative Office in the Republic, Said Assadullah, and the head of the ICRC Protection Department, Marko Doshlak.

According to the press service of the Foreign Ministry, during the conversation, a number of practical issues related to the implementation of humanitarian projects of the ICRC Representative Office in South Ossetia have been discussed.

South Ossetia will be hosting the events dedicated to the 17th anniversary of the Georgian aggression against South Ossetia in August 2008.

As reported to IA "Res" by the Republican Commission for the Preparation and Holding of the State-Significant Events, from August 1 to 8, the Republic's media will be presenting the materials, photo and video evidence, as well as films dedicated to the 08.08.08 August war.