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The State Security Committee of South Ossetia has once again noted cases of provocations from the territory of Georgia on the state border.

According to the department's press service, on February 15 in the vicinity of the village. Lower Okona, Znaur district, two Georgian citizens, while intoxicated, illegally crossed into the territory of South Ossetia and damaged the engineering structures used in the protection and security of the interstate separation line.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of South Ossetia Akhsar Dzhioev, via videoconference, took part in the meeting of the reporting board of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, dedicated to the work of the foreign ministry in 2023, the press service of the Foreign Ministry of the Republic of South Ossetia reports.

A ceremonial meeting in honor of the 35th anniversary of the withdrawal of the Soviet troops from Afghanistan was held in Tskhinval on Thursday.

The audience was presented with a documentary film about the internationalist servicemen, after which President of South Ossetia Alan Gagloev addressed them.

The head of state has emphasized that the day of February 15, 1989 will forever remain an unforgettable date for those who participated in the hostilities on the Afghan soil, for all contemporaries of those memorable events.

Ambassador of South Ossetia to Russia, Znaur Gassiev, at the invitation of rector of the Diplomatic Academy under the Russian Foreign Ministry, Alexander Yakovenko, took part in the celebration of the 90th anniversary of the establishment of the educational institution, the press service of the diplomatic department reports.

Znaur Gassiev, on behalf of President of South Ossetia Alan Gagloev, congratulated the rector, the faculty and students on the anniversary and wished them success in achieving professional heights.

The South Ossetian public organization “Women’s League” is working on two large-scale projects, said Chairman of the organization, Zhanna Zasseeva, during the Moscow-Minsk-Sukhum-Tskhinval teleconference.

In Tskhinval on Wednesday, a ceremonial formation of personnel of the Vadim Gazzaev Special Purpose Police Detachment took place on the occasion of the 32nd anniversary of the formation of the unit.

The fighters were congratulated by President of South Ossetia Alan Gagloev. The head of state has emphasized that the role of the riot police of Ministry of Internal Affairs of South Ossetia in ensuring security and order in the Republic is invaluable.

The number of violations of the state border of South Ossetia by Georgia and other incidents has decreased since the previous meeting within the framework of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanisms (IPRM). Following the results of the 117th meeting in the village of Ergnet, within the framework of the format, Deputy Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy of the Republic of South Ossetia for post-conflict resolution, the head of the South Ossetian delegation to the IPRM, Egor Kochiev, told reporters.

The removal of the illegal police post from the territory of the village of Uista in South Ossetia was once again discussed at the meeting within the framework of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) format.

Two pupils of the South Ossetian chess school “White Ladya” became the winner and prize-winner in the International inter-club online tournament “Batalla por la paz”, President of the Chess Federation of the Republic Georgy Shavlokhov told IA “Res ”.
According to him, Anna Tibilova took first place in the individual competition among girls.

“In addition, in the individual competition, Vadim Kelekhsaev took second place among two hundred and one participants. They both showed very good results,” Shavlokhov said.

The South Ossetian youth chess team took part in the International inter-club online tournament “Batalla por la paz”.

According to the Russian House in Tskhinval, 38 teams from Russia and Latin American countries also competed for the palm.

The Russian House in Tskhinval has become a platform for honing the skills of future grandmasters.