On 9 May, events marking the 81st anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War were held in South Ossetia.
In Tskhinval, a solemn ceremony of laying wreaths and flowers at the obelisk to those fallen during the Great Patriotic War took place on the Alley of Glory by the Eternal Flame. Those present honoured the memory of the fallen with a minute of silence.
A military parade was held on Theatre Square, featuring parade formations of the Ministry of Defence of South Ossetia, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the Border Service of the State Security Committee, the 4th Russian Military Base, as well as mounted units of the Border Directorate of the Russian Federal Security Service and cadets of the Cadet School.
The parade concluded with a march of the Immortal Regiment.
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia Akhsar Dzhioev and staff members of the Ministry took part in the events.
9 May 2026