South Ossetia

May 23, 2026 00:34

• A fighter from South Ossetia was killed in Ukraine.

  South Ossetian resident Ruslan Gazzaev was killed in the combat zone. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have officially acknowledged at least 97 South Ossetian servicemen killed there.

May 14, 2026 18:03

• Russian children are allowed to travel to Abkhazia and South Ossetia with birth certificates.

  The Russian FSB Border Service has resumed allowing children under 14 years of age to cross the border with Abkhazia and South Ossetia with a birth certificate. This procedure will remain in effect until the end of 2027.

May 13, 2026 02:50

• Those involved in the attack on police officers have been arrested in Tskhinvali.

  Two servicemen have been arrested for attacking law enforcement officers in South Ossetia. Their colleague, who came armed to the Ministry of Internal Affairs building to demand the release of his comrades, is wanted. Seven contract soldiers have been dismissed from the armed forces following the incident at the police building.

May 11, 2026 05:54

• Two people were detained in Tskhinvali for attacking police officers.

  A traffic accident occurred in Tskhinvali, in which the participants attacked the police officers who arrived at the scene. They were placed in a detention center, where their colleagues and friends gathered and demanded their release. Security forces were forced to fire warning shots to disperse the crowd.

May 10, 2026 15:00

• A draft law on ratifying a new treaty with South Ossetia has been submitted to the State Duma.

  Vladimir Putin proposed that the State Duma ratify the agreement on deepening allied cooperation with South Ossetia, signed on May 9 in Moscow.

May 08, 2026 19:30

• A soldier from South Ossetia was killed in the SVO zone.

  The funeral of Dmitry Kaloyev, killed in the war zone, took place in Tskhinvali. At least 96 combatants from South Ossetia were killed in the fighting in Ukraine.

May 08, 2026 16:46

• The discussion about the South Ossetian soldier killed in the SVO zone touched on political aspects.

  The death of a South Ossetian combatant who was deployed to the Northern Military District (NVO) with the Russian army sparked a debate about the need to fight outside of one's homeland. Some comments contained diametrically opposed opinions on the status of South Ossetia, while others called for a refrain from hate speech and expressed condolences to the family. The total number of South Ossetian combatants killed since the beginning of the NVO has reached 93.

May 05, 2026 19:20

• A South Ossetian soldier was killed in Ukraine.

  The funeral of Roman Gigolaev, killed in the war zone, took place in Tskhinvali. More than 50 combatants from South Ossetia were killed in the fighting in Ukraine.

April 27, 2026 12:59

• South Ossetia's losses in fighting in Ukraine have raised questions about the combatants' motives.

  Of the 52 South Ossetian fighters killed in the Russian Central Military District, nearly a quarter were declared killed in the first months of 2026. A Facebook* user discussion about the combatant's death has drawn 1,500 comments, with many asking questions about the fighters' motives.

April 25, 2026 16:58

• A student from South Ossetia has been arrested in Tbilisi on espionage charges.

  A Tbilisi court has sentenced Tamaz Goloev, a student at South Ossetian State University, to two months' pretrial detention on espionage charges. According to the Georgian State Security Service, he was collecting information on law enforcement agencies and strategic infrastructure.

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