Relations between South Ossetia and Russia are of a special nature: Putin to Gagloev
The meeting of Presidents of South Ossetia and Russia, Alan Gagloev and Vladimir Putin took place in Moscow.
At the beginning of the meeting, the head of the Russian state noted the contribution of the Ossetian people to achieving Victory.
According to Putin, despite their small number, the Ossetians have the highest number of Heroes of the Soviet Union per capita.
“More than 22 thousand of your citizens were fighting on the fronts of the Great Patriotic War,” Putin said to Gagloev