South Ossetia

September 29, 2026 11:44

• Residents of South Ossetia have outlined their expectations from Kambolov.

  The newly elected president of South Ossetia, Marat Kambolov, must address the issues of mass youth emigration, acute job shortages, high dependence on state employment, and the continuing rise in car customs duties, believe the residents of the republic.

September 27, 2026 05:45

• A fighter from South Ossetia died in Ukraine

  In Tskhinval, they buried Atsamaz Alborov, who died in the special military operation zone. Since the beginning of the special operation, the authorities have officially recognized at least 101 servicemen from South Ossetia as killed there.

September 23, 2026 11:43

• Azerbaijan refused to recognize the elections in South Ossetia.

  The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan announced its non-recognition of the results of the presidential elections in South Ossetia, supporting the territorial integrity of Georgia.

September 23, 2026 03:57

• Georgia and Nauru have established diplomatic relations.

  The Republic of Nauru, which decided this summer to sever diplomatic relations with Abkhazia and South Ossetia, has established diplomatic relations with Georgia.

September 21, 2026 00:58

• Residents of South Ossetia evaluated the recent presidential elections.

  The only candidate for the presidency of South Ossetia, according to local residents, who was noticeable during the election campaign is Marat Kambolov. One of the achievements mentioned is the solution to the problem of huge traffic jams at the border with Russia. They went to the elections also because of the lottery being held.

September 20, 2026 07:32

• The European Union and Georgia condemned the elections in South Ossetia.

  The presidential elections in South Ossetia indicate Moscow's attempts to strengthen control in the region, stated the European Union. The elections held are illegal and have no legal consequences, noted the Georgian Foreign Ministry.

September 20, 2026 00:38

• Kambolov is elected president of South Ossetia.

  The Central Election Commission of South Ossetia has summarized the final results of the presidential elections in the republic. 84.95% of voters cast their votes for Marat Kambolov, who is recognized as the elected president.

September 19, 2026 17:51

• Kambolov is leading in the presidential elections after processing 99% of the protocols.

  After processing 99% of the protocols from the precinct commissions, Marat Kambolov received 85.12% of the votes from the voters in the presidential elections of South Ossetia.

September 19, 2026 01:16

• Kambolov once again ignored the presidential candidate debates in South Ossetia.

  In the latest presidential candidate debates in South Ossetia, only Murat Valiev and Kazbek Kodoev participated. Marat Kambolov once again did not show up, and candidate Zurab Kokoev was absent from any of them. The candidates touched on topics of local self-government, preservation of the Ossetian language, and ecology.

September 17, 2026 12:21

• The promise to raise salaries for energy workers continued the series of pre-election statements by Kambolov.

  The salaries of employees of the state enterprise "Energoresurs" are planned to be increased over the year, with an overall increase of up to 60 percent, said the acting head of South Ossetia, Marat Kambolov. The promise was made a day before the presidential elections against the backdrop of a series of statements by Kambolov about solving social and infrastructure problems.

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