Archive - 28/4/2025

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.