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The State Security Committee of South Ossetia has noted the extremely negative reaction of the Georgian side, as well as pro-American public and political organizations operating on its territory, to the fact that Russia has recognizes the sovereignty and independence of the Donetsk and the Luhansk People's Republics, the agency said in the statement released on Tuesday.

“In particular, official Tbilisi, drawing parallels between 2022 and 2008, gas declared that the decisions taken by the Russian side are allegedly unpromising and ineffective.

South Ossetia has welcomed expressing full solidarity with the decision of Russian President Vladimir Putin to recognize the state sovereignty and independence of the DPR and the LPR, the South Ossetian Foreign Ministry said in the statement in connection with the recognition by the Russian Federation of the independence of the Donetsk and the Luhansk People's Republics.

South Ossetia has welcomed the recognition of the sovereignty of the fraternal republics of Donbass, this is an important and responsible decision of the Russian leadership, said Foreign Minister Dmitry Medoev.

President of South Ossetia Anatoly Bibilov has written on his Telegram channel that he personally congratulated the head of the DPR Denis Pushilin on the long-awaited event.

"I personally congratulated Denis Pushilin on a long-awaited and such an important event for all of us! The people of South Ossetia remember well what war is and how important a helping hand is in difficult times. Russia does not abandon its own!", - has written the head of state, who is in Moscow.

Events dedicated to the Defender of the Fatherland Day will be held in Tskhinval on February 23, the press service of the Ministry of Culture of South Ossetia told the “Res” news agency.

“On Wednesday, at 11.00 am, will take place the ceremony of laying the Garland of Memory and Glory to the Monument to the Defenders of the Fatherland on Tuganov Street, in the capital of our Republic. On the same day, at 12.00, a grand meeting dedicated to the Defender of the Fatherland Day will be held,” the press service said.

On Sunday, Foreign Minister of South Ossetia Dmitry Medoev sent a congratulatory message to Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Artsakh David Babayan on the occasion of the Artsakh Revival Day.

President of the Republic of South Ossetia Anatoly Bibilov had a telephone conversation with the head of the Donetsk People's Republic Denis Pushilin, the press service of the head of state reported.

Anatoly Bibilov noted that he was watching with great concern the escalation of tension around the republics of Donbass and expressed words of support for the peoples of the DPR and the LPR.

He condemned the shelling of peaceful settlements, because of which residents are forced to leave their homes.

Chairman of the Public Chamber of South Ossetia Sergey Kudziev and members of the staff of the Chamber paid a working visit to the Public Chamber of North Ossetia, the press service of the Public Chamber reported.

Deputies of the Parliament of South Ossetia supported the appeal of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation to the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin on the need to recognize the Donetsk People's Republic and the Luhansk People's Republic and will send their appeal to their Russian colleagues.

Ministry of Economic Development of South Ossetia held a meeting with Boris Kurtaev, assistant to the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Leningrad Region, the press service of the Committee on Youth Policy and Sports of the. Republic reported.

At the meeting, organized by the Ministry of Economic Development, issues of cooperation with the Leningrad Region in the field of economy, agriculture, youth policy and tourism were discussed.