South Ossetia

March 09, 2026 01:00

• Viktor Margiev's wife has reported a new round of pressure.

  After the picket, the wife of police colonel Viktor Margiev met with the president of South Ossetia, who promised to ensure the family's safety. However, the pressure on the Margievs' son, who is forced to do an internship in Tskhinvali, has not ceased, she said.

February 26, 2026 15:24

• The Margiev family demanded an end to the pressure at a picket in Tskhinvali.

  Members of the Margiev family held a picket today demanding the head of South Ossetia "to end the lawlessness" in the republic. They were detained but later released. Police Colonel Viktor Margiev stated that the family, including his son, are being threatened and pressured following his demands to investigate his brother's abduction.

February 23, 2026 09:02

• Restrictions on travel on the Transkam Highway have been lifted following a rockfall.

  The travel ban on the Transcaucasian Highway, which was imposed due to a rockfall, has been lifted. A minibus carrying passengers was caught in a rockfall in North Ossetia; no one was injured.

February 23, 2026 02:09

• Restrictions have been introduced on travel along the Transkam and Georgian Military Highway.

  Due to bad weather, all traffic is prohibited on the Transcaucasian Highway, and heavy-duty vehicles are restricted on the Georgian Military Highway.

February 14, 2026 13:05

• The Transcaucasian Highway is open to all vehicles.

  Restrictions on travel on the highway between Russia and South Ossetia have been lifted.

February 11, 2026 10:10

• A Georgian citizen has been released in South Ossetia.

  Security forces in South Ossetia have released a Georgian citizen detained for crossing the border.

February 10, 2026 07:23

• Restrictions on travel on the Transkam highway have been tightened.

  Traffic on the Transcaucasian Highway between Russia and South Ossetia is prohibited for all vehicles.

February 08, 2026 12:15

• Bzhinava's detention and arrest attracted the attention of the Abkhazian Foreign Ministry.

  The Abkhazian Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded to the detention and arrest of Irakli Bzhinava, an associate professor at a Rostov university department who criticized the practice of issuing Russian passports in Abkhazia.

February 03, 2026 20:07

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

  The funeral of Atsamaz Burayev, killed in combat, was held in South Ossetia. At least 42 South Ossetian fighters have been killed there since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine.

February 02, 2026 09:56

• The Ministry of Emergency Situations has warned drivers against traveling on the Transkam highway.

  The South Ossetian Ministry of Emergency Situations has lifted the ban on heavy-duty vehicles on the Transcaucasian Highway, but urged drivers to refrain from traveling due to the forecast of heavy snowfall and the risk of avalanches.

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