The hysterical reaction of the West to the reunification of Crimea with the Russian Federation and the support of the Western countries for Georgia's aggression against South Ossetia ultimately led to a special military operation, and these dates became the points of no return, Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev believes.
On Saturday, a solemn meeting was held in Tskhinval dedicated to the Day of Defender of the Fatherland and the 30th anniversary of the formation of the Defense Ministry of South Ossetia.
The event at the State Drama Theater of the Republic was attended by representatives of the leadership, Parliament Speaker Alan Alborov, Russian Ambassador to the Republic Marat Kulakhmetov, the leadership of the Defense Ministry, combat veterans, military personnel, representatives of the ministries and departments, parliament and the public.
On Saturday, the Defense Ministry of South Ossetia is hosting solemn events in honor of the Defender of the Fatherland Day and the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the department.
According to the press service of the Defense Ministry, a festive formation of personnel took place on the parade ground of the military camp. There were representatives of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in South Ossetia, a delegation of the Defense Ministry of the Republic of Abkhazia.
The Russian House in Tskhinval is calling on all caring citizens to join the action “Dedication to Angels. Witnesses of the Truth”, in memory of the lost children of Donbass, which is taking place on the Internet.
To participate in the action, one needs to open the "Alley of Angels" page and light an electronic candle.
The Ossetian guys participating in the special military operation in Ukraine are courageous and brave fighters. Alan Tibilov, a fighter of the Alania battalion, told IA “Res” about this.
Tibilov has noted that every Ossetian, and, in general, all participants in the special military operation hope for a speedy completion of the military operation with an unconditional victory for Russia.
On Friday, during a telephone conversation between the Foreign Ministers of the two republics Akhsar Dzhioev and Vitaly Ignatiev were discussed the issues of development of the South Ossetian-Pridnestrovian relations, the press service of the Foreign Ministry of South Ossetia reports.
The next, 111th meeting in the format of Incident Prevention and Response Mechanisms (IPRM) will be held as usual - on March 2, Deputy Plenipotentiary Representative of the President for Post-Conflict Resolution, head of the South Ossetian delegation to the IPRM Yegor Kochiev told IA “Res” .
Issues of support for the special military operation participants, providing social and other guarantees to veterans and families of the victims should be a priority, and all possible assistance should be provided to them. This was stated by the Chairman of the South Ossetian Parliament Committee on Defense and Security, Atsamaz Bibilov, commenting on the message of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly.
A solemn ceremony of laying flowers at the memorial complex to the fallen defenders of the republic and at the chapel at the memorial cemetery in the courtyard of the secondary school No. 5 took place in Tskhinval.
The laying ceremony was timed to coincide with the Defender of the Fatherland Day and the 30th anniversary of the formation of the Defense Ministry of South Ossetia.
South Ossetia sent 14 trucks with humanitarian aid to the participants of the military special operation in Ukraine during the entire period, Alan Pliev, the aide to the President of South Ossetia, told RIA Novosti.