Archive - 8/2010

00:06 – Heavy artillery shelling from the Georgian villages of Nikozi and Ergneti, as well as from the Georgian city of Gori, targeted at the capital city of the Republic of South Ossetia, Tskhinval, has begun. Ossetian villages of Dmenis, Sarabuk, Satikar, Tsunar, Khetagurovo, Velit, Mugut, Didmukha, Znaur, Galuanta and others are also under heavy shelling.
00:42 – Georgia has officially announced the war. The Commander of the Georgian peacekeepers Mamuka Kurashvili officially informs the Commander of the Joint Peacekeeping Forces (JPKF) in the conflict zone, Major-General Marat Kulakhmetov, that Georgia is starting its military operation in the zone of Georgian-Osseitan conflict to restore constitutional order in South Ossetia. He calls on the Russian peacekeepers deployed in the conflict zone not to interfere into the situation.

In relation to the second anniversary of the armed aggression of Georgia against South Ossetia

The president of South Ossetia Eduard Kokoity informed at his press-conference that while visiting Venezuela and Nicragua in July he had invited the presidents of these Latina American states to visit South Ossetia during the celebrations of the 20th anniversary of the Republic on 20 September 2010. “The president of Nicaragua Daniel Ortega and the president of Venezuela Hugo Chavez provised to visit our country. Daniel Ortega said he would come on 20 September, and Hugo Chavez will not be able to attend the celebrations on 20 September due to the parliamentary elections taking place in Venezuela on 23 September, but he will definitely come to South Ossetia in near future. In any case, these highly respected presidents will visit our Republic”, informed Eduard Kokoity.

The Chairman of the government Vadim Brovtsev held a working meeting with heads of district administrations. The meeting’s discussion focused on the absence of irrigation water supply to Znaur and Tskhinval districts of South Ossetia. The head of Znaur district Zaur Tskhovrebov stressed that “there are risks that the harvest will be lost, since irrigation water is not supplied to the villages located farther than the village of Velit, Znaur district”.

The Ministry of Culture of South Ossetia is to hold events devoted to the second anniversary of the Georgian aggression of August 2008. As reported by Deputy Minister of Culture Julietta Djeranova, several photography exhibitions would be open in Tskhinval to focus on the war in August 2008. “A photo exhibition will be held in front of the government building, as well as at the Culture House Sofprof in Tskhinval”, said Djeranova. Documentary films about the August aggression will be also shown.”