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Plans for joint work with South Ossetia and Abkhazia for 2025 were discussed at the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Foreign Ministry, the press service of the Foreign Ministry reported.

"A meeting was held between Foreign Minister Vitaly Ignatiev and Plenipotentiary representative of the Republic of Abkhazia in Pridnestrovie Alexander Vataman, as well as the head of the official representative office of South Ossetia in the Republic Vitaly Yankovsky.

A cache of ammunition was found in the village of Ir in Tskhinval district, the press service of the South Ossetian Ministry of Emergency Situations reported on Wednesday.

As noted by the department, the sappers seized 225 7.62 caliber cartridges from the discovered cache.

The ammunition will be destroyed in accordance with the established procedure, the Ministry of Emergency Situations has concluded.

A solo concert of the State Song and Dance Group "Simd" will take place on March 7 in St. Petersburg, the press service of Ministry of Culture of South Ossetia reports.

The event will be organized on the stage of the Mariinsky Theater.

"The creative team intends to dedicate its performance to the 80th anniversary of the Victory and, in particular, to the heroic residents of Leningrad, all those who died and survived in the fight against fascism," the press service has noted.

The authorities of South Ossetia handed over two citizens, who had violated the state border of the Republic, to Georgia. This was reported by the State Security Committee of the Republic of South Ossetia.

Orthodox believers in South Ossetia have celebrated one of the main Christian holidays - the Epiphany. From early morning, residents of the Republic filled the churches to take part in the festive liturgies and collecting holy water.

After the service, representatives of the Alanian diocese and numerous believers made a a cross procession from the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary to the Liakhva River. The Rite of the Great Blessing of Water was performed here. After the ceremony, everyone was able to take part in the Epiphany bathing.

The South Ossetian Migration Department reported on the work done in 2024.

The event was attended by Minister of Internal Affairs Alan Guchmazov and his Deputy Gennady Laliev, the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported.

“Over the year, 341 foreign citizens were registered and recorded in the department. The department’s inspectors conducted 74 raids, checked 555 households at pre-determined addresses of temporary residence of foreign citizens and revealed 93 violations of the Republic’s migration legislation,” the press service has noted.

Dozens of attempts to illegally cross the state border of South Ossetia were prevented thanks to the vigilance and efficiency of еру Russian border guards, President Alan Gagloev noted during the reporting meeting of the Border Directorate of the FSB of Russia in the Republic of South Ossetia.

The Border Directorate on Wednesday summed up the results of operational and service activities for 2024.

Representatives of the All-Russian Federation of Sports for Persons with Musculoskeletal Disabilities of the Donetsk People's Republic, together with the Foundation for Support of the Wounded of South Ossetia, held the event in which they presented sweet New Year's gifts and souvenirs to the children of the South Ossetian soldiers who perished in the special military operation zone. The head of the Fund, Madina Plieva, told IA "Res" about this.

In December 2024, 12 violators of legislation in the border sphere were detained at various sections of the state border of South Ossetia.

According to the press service of the KGB, among them were six violators of the state border regime and six - of the border regime.

The Border Service of the State Security Committee conducted investigations into each fact of violation of legal regimes.

In the Bezhanov family village of Dzau district, it was given last tributes to Fyodor Bezhanov, a fighter from South Ossetia, perished while performing his military duty in the special military operation zone.

Representatives of the Republic's leadership, headed by President Alan Gagloev, colleagues, friends and relatives of the deceased attended the farewell ceremony.

According to the presidential press service, Alan Gagloev expressed deep condolences to the fighter's family and friends.