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The Georgian side opened massive fire from large-caliber weapons on the village of Khetagurovo

06/08/2008 - 11:45

In 2008, Nikolai Gagloyev was 24 years old, his brother Andrey was 23, and the third brother was three years younger, but was always with them. Back in 2004, the three of them had to defend their homeland. This is the fate of several generations - to become very young warriors.

“We did not let our younger brother into combat positions, he was still too young. But every time he secretly made his way and stood with us,” Nikolai recalls.

In the first week of the war in August 2008, ambulance brigades patrolling the streets of the capital, looking for the wounded, said Emzar Kulumbegov, Deputy Director of the South Ossetian Medical Center for Ambulance. Remembering those days is not easy for everyone.

As the head of the service told IA "Res", on the night of August 7-8, he was outside the ambulance building.

Another group of citizens of the Republic is expected to arrive in South Ossetia on Wednesday, more than 50 people who have applied to the consulate in Vladikavkaz, all of them will be placed in mandatory quarantine Deputy Head of the South Ossetian Supervision Committee Anna Gagloeva told IA “Res ".

The day before, a group of citizens of about 60 people has already arrived in the Republic, who are in the Republic's medical institutions and the hotel "Alan».

Shelling of the capital and districts of South Ossetia continues

08/05/2008 - 09:59

Over the past night, the Georgian side twice fired at the posts of law enforcement agencies of the Republic of South Ossetia. As IA "Res" was informed at the duty station of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia, at 0:05 in the village of Ubiat, a post of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia was fired upon, and later that night a post in the village of Mugut was also fired upon..

08/05/2008 - 12:03

Georgia is waging a sniper war

08/04/2008 - 11:39

Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia: At night, sniper fire was observed at the posts of law enforcement agencies in the southern outskirts of Tskhinval. Around the entire perimeter of the Republic, there is still a concentration of Georgian armed formations, including one division of D-30 howitzers and two mortar batteries.

08/04/2008 - 12:14

Valery Maldzigov, a fighter of the South Ossetian Special Forces Militia, spent only one day in the war, but such days are engraved in the memory of the rest of his life. Valery was then only 18 years old.

On August 7, 2008, Maldzigov, together with his comrades-in- arms, returned to the barracks from the post in Ubiat, where they were on duty to have a snack and a little rest. Skirmishes in Ubiat took place from the first days of August, and the guys had to defend the borders.

By the decree of the head of the LPR Leonid Pasechnik, President of South Ossetia Anatoly Bibilov was awarded the state award of the Republic - the jubilee medal "90 years of the Airborne Forces", the press service of the head of state reports.

The award was given to Anatoly Bibilov for special services in strengthening peace, friendship and cooperation with the Lugansk People's Republic, mutual assistance and support, as well as on the occasion of the 90th anniversary of the creation of the Airborne Forces.

The Day of the Airborne Forces in South Ossetia was celebrated with a solemn formation and laying of flowers at the Eternal Flame. According to the established tradition, paratroopers of the Republic who served in the Airborne Forces in different years, cadets of the Ryazan Airborne School, gathered on the Walk of Fame in Tskhinval.

The leadership of the Republic headed by President of South Ossetia Anatoly Bibilov, who, as known, served in the Airborne Forces, came to congratulate the paratroopers on the 90th anniversary of the formation of the "winged infantry".

Chronicle of August 2008: How it was. August 2

03:38 - Shelling of the capital of the Republic of South Ossetia - Tskhinval resumed. Intense fire from automatic weapons and grenade launchers is being conducted on residential areas of the capital. The shelling is being conducted from the Georgian villages of Ergneti and Nikozi.