A mourning rally was held in the settlement of Dzau on the "Walk of Glory" in memory of the victims of the devastating earthquake occurred on April 29, 1991.
34 years ago, a strong earthquake with a magnitude of 9 took the lives of 59 people. The settlement of Dzau was completely destroyed, and the village of Khakhet completely went underground.
Servicemen of the South Ossetian Defense Ministry honored the memory of Soslan Gabaraev, who had heroically died during combat mission in the special military operation zone in 2023, the press service of the defense department reports.
A memorial plaque was unveiled on the wall of the house on Mamsurov Street, where Soslan Gabaraev lived.
“From 2014 to 2023, he was serving in the national army by conscription and contract.
Representative of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Ossetia in Italy Mauro Murgia took part in the event in memory of former member of the European Parliament Giulietto Chiesa, the press service of the Foreign Ministry reports.
"On April 27, a memorial evening was held in Rome at the Teatro Marconi, dedicated to the fifth anniversary of the death of the prominent Italian journalist, political and public figure Giulietto Chiesa, attended by his associates, like-minded people and friends," the press service has noted.
We have no right to forget any pain of the Ossetian people, South Ossetian President Alan Gagloev said at the memorial rally dedicated to the memory of the victims of the Tsinagar tragedy in April 1991.
The President stressed the importance of preserving historical memory and passing it on to future generations.
April 28, 1991 is a tragic date in the modern history of South Ossetia.
On this day, seven unarmed residents of the village of Tsinagar in Leningor district - Otar Margiev, Givi Bibilov, Slavik Chertkoev, Zaur Khubulov, Otar Khubulov, Tengiz Dudaev and Taimuraz Khubulov - were killed by the Georgian militants while defending their pastures from cattle rustling.
This crime became one of the first evidences of growing aggression of Georgia.
For 34 years, this wound has been bleeding in the hearts of residents of the Republic and the relatives of the victims.
In South Ossetia, they cherish the memory of their grandfathers and great-grandfathers, who defended our freedom, the entire Soviet Union, liberating the world from fascism. This was stated by Executive Director of the Russian Presidential Grants Fund Anton Dolgov during his visit to Tskhinval.
"This year we celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory, which was the result of the contribution of all the peoples that were part of the Soviet Union, including the residents of South Ossetia.
A delegation of Parliament of South Ossetia headed by Speaker Alan Margiev, at the invitation of Chairman of the State Duma of the Russian Federation Vyacheslav Volodin, will take part in the work of the International Patriotic Forum "Great Heritage - Common Future", the press service of the legislative body reports.
The event will be held on the initiative of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union of Belarus and Russia.
The Dorum will be held on April 28-30, 2025 in the hero city of Volgograd.
Luxembourg has become the venue for the opening of the exhibition of Ossetian artists "Arv-Art" as part of the "Days of Ossetian Culture in Europe".
As reported to IA "Res" by the head of the international non-profit association "Renaissance Sandidzan" Radion Pukhaev, the exhibition presents the works by talented artists from different countries.
South Ossetia Ambassador to Russia Znaur Gassiev took part in the memorial ceremony of laying flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in the Alexander Garden in Moscow, the press service of the diplomatic department reports.
Gassiev attended the event at the invitation of the Russian Foreign Ministry.
"The ceremony dedicated to the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War was accompanied by a performance by the Military Model Orchestra of the Guard of Honor.
A working meeting of the delegation of Ministry of Internal Affairs of South Ossetia headed by Minister Alan Guchmazov and the leadership of the Russian National Guard headed by First Deputy Director of the Russian National Guard Yuri Yashin took place in Moscow.
During the meeting, the parties discussed promising areas for the further development of interdepartmental cooperation, the press service of Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic reports.
