South Ossetia

August 22, 2026 02:00

• Election campaigning in South Ossetia has practically not started.

  The Central Election Commission of South Ossetia refused to register Khocha Chochiev as a candidate for the presidency of the republic. Less than a month before the elections, there are practically no campaign materials on the streets, and the media only cover the work of the acting president Marat Kambolov.

August 21, 2026 16:45

• The second candidate for the presidency of South Ossetia has been registered.

  Zurab Kokoev, nominated by the political party "Unity", has been registered as a candidate for the presidency of South Ossetia.

August 18, 2026 03:50

• Marat Kambolov is registered as a candidate for the position of president of South Ossetia.

  The acting president of South Ossetia, Marat Kambolov, became the first registered candidate for the post of head of the republic.

August 15, 2026 02:55

• A citizen of Georgia has been released from detention in South Ossetia.

  Law enforcement officers of South Ossetia handed over Giorgi Kharaishvili to Georgia, who was detained in December last year for crossing the border and was convicted.

August 14, 2026 12:10

• The attack on the tourist in Sukhum continued the trend of violence against women in the South Caucasus.

  A tourist from Cherkessk became a victim of an attack in Sukhum due to the authorities' inadequate control over the compliance of Akhra Kvekveskiri with the conditions of house arrest, social media users stated. Recently, the problem of violence against women has escalated in the South Caucasus. Reports about this from Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia have caused a public outcry.

August 13, 2026 21:02

• The acceptance of documents for the registration of candidates for the presidency of South Ossetia has been completed.

  The Central Election Commission of South Ossetia has completed the acceptance of the full package of documents for the registration of candidates for the early presidential elections scheduled for September 18. A total of five candidates submitted documents, including the acting head of South Ossetia, Marat Kambolov.

August 13, 2026 12:43

• Merakishvili again asked Kambolov to allow her to return to South Ossetia.

  Tamara Merakishvili called on the acting head of South Ossetia, Marat Kambolov, to address the situation regarding her expulsion and allow her to return from Georgia to her homeland. She reminded that it is the president's duty, for the position of which Kambolov is running, to protect the constitutional rights of the residents.

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."

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