Bishop Zosima of Vladikavkaz and Makhachkala arrived in Tskhinvali on April 20. He visited the Cathedral of the Holy Mother of God, where he met the priests of the Alania Eparchy. He visited the Church of Saint George the Victorious in the villages of Dzher and Tsru.*****
South Ossetian judoists Soslan Valiyev and Atsamaz Kotayev won first and third places in the championship of the North Caucasus Federal District in Nalchik, Res cites coach Inal Gabarayev. Athletes born in 1995-1966 took part in the championship. Valiyev was in the weight category below 42 kg, Kotayev – up to 73 kg.***** Volgograd students collected 10,000 books as humanitarian aid to South Ossetia. It was organized by the Commission for Science, Education, Youth Policy and Patriotic Upbringing of the Public Chamber of Volgograd.*****
The South Ossetian Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned Russian Plenipotentiary Ambassador to the republic Elbrus Kargiyev on April 18. A provocation involving Russian citizens occurred in Tskhinvali. The South Ossetian police reported that a vehicle containing the president of the Russian Free-Wrestling Federation, Mikhail Mamiashvili, and the chief coach of the Russian National Team, Dzambolat Tedeyev, started insulting special police forces. They were stopped.
