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On Sunday, on the Day of Remembrance of the victims of the genocide of Ossetians, flowers and wreaths were laid at the monument to 13 Communards at the Zguder cemetery in South Ossetia.

The decree establishing a memorable date - June 20 was signed by the head of state - Anatoly Bibilov in 2020. The past year was also declared the "Year of Remembrance" in connection with the centenary of the genocide of Ossetians, carried out in 1920 by the Georgian Democratic Republic.

The events dedicated to the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Genocide will begin on June 20 at 10:00 am with the laying of flowers at the monument to 13 Communards at the Zguder Cemetery, the press service of the South Ossetian Ministry of Culture told the IA “Res”.

“On Theatre Square, places will be determined where everyone will be able to light candles during the day, thereby paying tribute to the memory of the victims of the genocide,” the agency's source said.

President of South Ossetia Anatoly Bibilov instructed the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic to work out the issue of providing assistance to the city of Kerch, press Secretary of the head of state Dina Gassieva told the IA “Res” on Friday.

President of South Ossetia expressed concern over the flooding in Kerch.

The presentation of 3 books, published with the assistance of the Ministry of Education and Science of South Ossetia, took place in the Anakharsis Republican Library in Tskhinal. The books “So that the past is not forgotten” and “Pages of the memory album” are dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the genocide of the Ossetian people. The third book is an album with the works of the school students of the fine arts studio of the secondary school in the village of Khetagurovo, Tskhinval district.

The meeting of the Defense and Security Committee of the Parliament of the Republic of South Ossetia was held on Thursday under the chairmanship of Atsamaz Bibilov.

The parliamentarians discussed the problems of residents of the border villages of the Tskhinval district that arise when they move across the border area, the press service of the legislative body reported.

Discussion of this issue will continue at the next meeting of the relevant committee.

South Ossetian Consumer Supervision Committee reported on new tests carried out in a day, the day before, 10 residents of the Republic were diagnosed with coronavirus, the head of the South Ossetian Consumer Supervision Committee Marina Kochieva told IA” Res” on Thursday.

According to her, 61 tests for coronavirus infection were carried out in the department's PCR laboratory.

The authorities of South Ossetia, due to the expiration of the term of serving the sentence, handed over the violator of the border to the Georgian side.

"On June 17, due to the expiration of the term of serving the sentence, Lasha Aleksandrovich Khetereli, born in 1998, resident of the village of Shaumyan, Marneuli municipality, was handed over to the Georgian side," the press service of the South Ossetian KGB says.

Three new cases of coronavirus infection have been registered over the past day, Chief Sanitary Doctor Marina Kochieva told IA "Res" on Wednesday.

The total number of cases of COVID-19 infection in the Republic has reached 3375, of which 3341 have already recovered.

"85 tests conducted on Tuesday evening revealed three new cases of coronavirus," Kochieva said.

The State Security Committee of the Republic of South Ossetia has expressed concern about the increased incidence of the use of unmanned aerial vehicles by the Georgian side.

"In particular, on May 18 and June 3, in the direction of the South Ossetian border post near the settlement of Uista, flights of two quadcopters were recorded. In both cases, the UAVs grossly violated the airspace of South Ossetia, penetrating deep into the territory of the Republic up to 150 meters," the KGB said in a statement released on Wednesday.

The need to remove the illegal Georgian post near the settlement of Uista (Tsnelis) remains the main issue at the meetings in the format of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism, said Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy of South Ossetia for post-conflict settlement Yegor Kochiev, commenting on the results of the 100th meeting in the format IPRM on Tuesday.