The Defender of the Fatherland Soslan Gabaraev was awarded the Order of "Uatsamonga" posthumously
The Incumbent President of South Ossetia, Anatoly Bibilov, awarded Soslan Yasonovich Gabaraev with the Order of Uatsamonga (posthumously) for courage and heroism shown in defending the independence and territorial integrity of the Republic, the press service of the head of state reports.
“He showed an example of courage and bravery here, in South Ossetia, and during the conflict in the North Caucasus, and in Abkhazia. He really was a brave warrior, he was a hero, a hero for all of us,” the President said.