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The war in August 2008. On the eve of invasion...

July 30, 2008 the KGB of South Ossetia issued a statement that the Georgian side in order to destabilize the political situation in South Ossetia and to extrude the Ossetian population from the territory of the Republic, intended to continue the policy of escalation of tension in the Georgian-Ossetian conflict.
Georgian special services committed a series of terrorist acts, sending eight car bombs into the territory of South Ossetia.

The war in August 2008. On the eve of invasion ...

At the end of July 2008 the situation in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict escalated down to the limit. The Georgian armed forces started regularly shelling the capital and the villages of South Ossetia.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Ossetia was instructed to revise the issue of staying the Mission of the International Committee of the Red Cross in the territory of the Republic of South Ossetia. Such an order was given by President Leonid Tibilov at today`s enlarged meeting with the heads of ministries and agencies.

The Memorandum of cooperation signed between the Security Councils of South Ossetia and Russia, defines the main directions of cooperation between power structures of both countries. This was stated by the President of South Ossetia Leonid Tibilov at the extended meeting with the government of the Republic of South Ossetia said Security Council Secretary Anatoly Pliev.

On the eve of the Olympic Games in Sochi in 2014, in the territory of South Ossetia may become more active various religious-extremist and terrorist groups. This was stated by the President of South Ossetia Leonid Tibilov at an extended meeting with the heads of ministries and agencies of the Republic.

The war in August 2008. On the eve of invasion ...

The population of South Ossetia for more than 20 years of confrontation with Georgia repeatedly faced the economic, humanitarian and psychological blackmail. Every time the official Tbilisi tried to find justification of its sophisticated actions. Another "peace initiative" of the Georgian authorities for "settlement" of relations with South Ossetia was a water blockade of Tskhinval and the districts of the Republic, which began in the spring of 2007 and continued until August 2008.

The war in August 2008. On the eve of invasion ...

During the year 2008, before the beginning of the invasion
of South Ossetia, the Georgian authorities had been actively
preparing for aggression. After a series of terrorist actscarried out by Georgian special services in the territory of
the Republic in July, became more frequent the shelling of
Tskhinval. Georgian troops had been preparing more active
for the war, the Georgian drones almost daily violated the
airspace of South Ossetia.
July, 25 2008 the commander of the Joint Peacekeeping

The war in August 2008. On the eve of invasion ...

The treacherous attack by Georgia on South Ossetia in August 2008 was not a complete surprise to the population and the authorities of the Republic. Since the end of July, after the completion of the joint Georgian-US military exercises "Immediate Response", the tension in the Georgian-Ossetian conflict zone increased dramatically - became more frequent the Georgian unmanned reconnaissance flights over the territory of South Ossetia, terrorist attacks, shelling Ossetian settlements that led to numerous victims.

The development of the economy of South Ossetia is not possible without the revival of industry. This was stated by the President of South Ossetia Leonid Tibilov at a press conference in Tskhinval.

South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov has awarded Russian journalists, who are in the Republic within the framework of the press tour, with the Certificates of Honor of South Ossetia.
The ceremony took place today after the press conference with the participation of Russian and South Ossetian media.