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."

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", mourning events are held annually on August 8 in South Ossetia in memory of the victims of the "Five-Day War" of 2008. In 2025, a series of mourning events took place in the republic, including laying flowers in Tskhinval.

At the memorial complex "To the Defenders of South Ossetia," more than four thousand people gathered last night. The mourning ceremony began with a screening of a documentary film about the events of August 2008. Participants laid flowers and wreaths and honored the memory of the deceased with a moment of silence, reported today by IA "Res."

"We bow our heads before the courage of our warriors, the defenders of South Ossetia, before the Russian peacekeepers and military," said Kambolov, whose words were cited by the agency in another publication.

It should be noted that from August 8 to 12, 2008, a Russian military operation "to enforce peace" was conducted in the territories of Georgia, Abkhazia, and South Ossetia, which entered history under the name "Five-Day War."

After the "Five-Day War," Russia and some other countries recognized the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Since then, Georgia has considered Abkhazia and South Ossetia as territories occupied by Russia and has severed diplomatic relations with Russia, according to a report by the "Caucasian Knot" about the "Five-Day War" of 2008.

"Caucasian Knot" also reported that the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) examined Russia's responsibility for events related to the 2008 conflict. On January 21, 2021, the ECHR recognized that the Russian authorities were involved in human rights violations in South Ossetia and Abkhazia, but are not responsible for the hostilities in August 2008.

On September 16, 2022, Russia ceased to be a participant in the European Convention on Human Rights. However, the ECHR stated that it retains the competence to consider applications directed against the Russian Federation, provided that they occurred before that date. Earlier, on March 16, 2022, it became known that due to Russia's exit from the Council of Europe, the ECHR suspended the consideration of complaints from Russia.