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

By August 5, 2008 the aggravation of the situation in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict was not reduced, that night the Georgian side shelled twice the positions of law enforcement bodies of the Republic. Fortunately, there were no victims. The South Ossetian side still refrained from returning the fire, hoping that the talks could be resumed and the war could be avoided. In the zone of conflict had been serving the OSCE observer mission, the tripartite peacekeeping forces. People were still hoping that these organizations would ensure the parties to sit down to talks and declare a cease-fire.

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

On the night of 3 August 4, 2008 the law enforcement authorities of South Ossetia continued to monitor the concentration of the Georgian armed forces. Throughout the night their posts were being fired by snipers. The situation in the Republic remained extremely tense.

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

On the night of August 3, Georgia started to draw up forces to the border of South Ossetia, preparing for the assault. From the military base in Gori began moving up the artillery battalion – the part of the fourth mechanized infantry brigade of the Defence Ministry of Georgia.

The South Ossetian authorities are not going to stop the activities of the Mission of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in the territory of the Republic, said the Security Council Secretary Anatoly Pliev RSO at the today`s press conference in Tskhinval.
According to him, some of the media misinterpreted the words of President Leonid Tibilov about the ICRC activities in South Ossetia.

The state border of South Ossetia will be defined within the framework of the former South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast as part of the USSR, said the Secretary of the Security Council of South Ossetia Anatoly Pliev at a press conference in Tskhinval.

The construction of the sanatoria and health resort in the village of Kodibyn in Dzau district of South Ossetia will be completed in 2014.
As the news agency "Res" was informed by the project manager Inal Gabaraev, the resort would offer the guests more than a dozen types of treatment.

Today in the capital of South Ossetia has been put in commission the garment factory. The event was attended by Deputy Prime Minister of South Ossetia Guram Melkoev, production director of the public corporation "BTK Group" Natalia Gibner, director of the factory Kazbek Kochiev.

Questions of the media coverage of the events dedicated to the fifth anniversary of the war in August 2008, dedicated to the fifth anniversary of Russia's recognition of South Ossetia have been discussed today at a meeting of President Leonid Tibilov with a Chairman of the State Committee of Information and Press of South Ossetia Vyacheslav Gobozov.

In Tskhinval took place the first press conference of heads of executive authorities as part of a planned series of similar events held on the instructions of the President of the Republic Leonid Tibilov. The RSO Security Council Secretary Anatoly Pliev has answered the questions of journalists.

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

A massive artillery bombardment of populated areas of South Ossetia, which began on August 1, lasted throughout the night. Six people were killed and twelve injured.
In the night of August 2, the Georgian side has brought down fire on the sleeping town. Heavy fire from automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenades was conducted upon the uptown. The ambulances, which were delivering the wounded to the hospital, also came under fire.