Military parade in Tskhinvali. Archival photo TSKHINVAL, May 9. The military parade in honor of the 77th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War began on the Theater Square in Tskhinval, RIA Novosti correspondent reports. The Victory Parade is hosted by South Ossetian President Anatoly Bibilov. He will act as the head of the republic until the inauguration of the elected president Alan Gagloev. the square was brought in by the state flag of South Ossetia and the Banner of Victory. About 800 military personnel and employees of the Ministry of Defense of South Ossetia, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the KGB border service, the Ministry of Justice and the military personnel of the 4th Guards military base of the Ministry of Defense of Russia are participating in the military parade. They left South Ossetia 23,736 people went to the front, 11.7 thousand were killed, more than 7 thousand were missing. The title of Hero of the Soviet Union was awarded to 36 Ossetians.Victory Day celebration. Online report >>
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