South Ossetia

August 09, 2026 18:00

• The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Ossetia called on Georgia to take responsibility for Saakashvili's actions.

  The responsibility for the war of August 2008 should lie with Georgia, represented by Saakashvili, stated the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Ossetia, commenting on the statements of the Prime Minister of Georgia that "the Five-Day War" was unleashed by Saakashvili.

August 08, 2026 13:00

• Eyewitnesses from South Ossetia shared their memories on the 18th anniversary of the start of the "Five-Day War".

  Residents of South Ossetia took shelter from shelling in basements and forests. They had to dig graves for the dead during the fighting, and when the sound of a flying shell was heard, people hid in the dug pit and then continued to dig it, eyewitnesses of the "Five-Day War" reported.

August 08, 2026 09:49

• Residents of South Ossetia honored the memory of the victims of the "Five-Day War."

  More than four thousand people participated in the mourning event in Tskhinval, dedicated to the 18th anniversary of the start of the "Five-Day War."

August 08, 2026 02:53

• A resident of Tsukhinval asked to complete the restoration of her house in Tsukhinval.

  The house of Tsukhinval resident Nina Komarova was destroyed during the hostilities in 2008. Since then, the house has not been restored. Komarova appealed to the acting president of South Ossetia, Marat Kambolov, asking to complete the restoration of the house.

August 03, 2026 21:25

• The CEC of South Ossetia registered representatives of four presidential candidates.

  The Central Election Commission of South Ossetia reviewed the documents of initiative groups and political parties that nominated candidates for the position of president of the republic, registering authorized representatives of four candidates.

August 02, 2026 03:55

• A citizen of Georgia was expelled from South Ossetia.

  Ani Badzagua unintentionally crossed the border with South Ossetia and was expelled back to Georgia by security forces the next day.

August 01, 2026 21:00

• Seven candidates for the presidency of South Ossetia have submitted documents to the Central Election Commission.

  Seven candidates are vying for the presidency of South Ossetia, the Central Election Commission will decide on the registration or refusal of registration of authorized representatives of political parties and initiative groups. Five out of seven candidates are former and current security officials.

July 30, 2026 08:46

• Official Sukhumi explained the pressure regarding the severance of relations with Abkhazia from Nauru.

  The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Abkhazia commented on Nauru's decision to sever diplomatic relations with Abkhazia and South Ossetia, stating that Nauru was subjected to "unprecedented pressure." Official Tbilisi welcomed the decision of the island state.

July 29, 2026 20:36

• Five candidates have been nominated for the presidency of South Ossetia.

  A day before the deadline for submitting documents, the Central Election Commission of South Ossetia saw its candidates for the presidency nominated by the "Development Party," supporting Fatima Khugaeva, the "Unity" party nominated Zurab Kokoey, and an initiative group nominated Kazbek Kodoey. Earlier, the acting head of South Ossetia Marat Kambolov and the leader of "Iry Farn" Khoch Chochiev announced their participation in the elections. The "Unity of the People" party announced its decision not to nominate a candidate.

July 28, 2026 06:00

• The Georgian citizen was expelled from South Ossetia.

  After an unintentional border violation, Georgian citizen Merabi Gabadze was expelled from South Ossetia.

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