South Ossetia

January 13, 2026 06:45

• Mearakishvili filed a complaint against the court's decision to deport her from South Ossetia.

  Activist Tamara Mearakishvili filed a cassation appeal against the Tskhinvali City Court's decision to deport her to a place other than Georgia.

January 13, 2026 02:17

• The Transkam Highway is closed to all traffic due to snow drifts.

  The road between Russia and South Ossetia is once again closed in both directions to all types of vehicles due to heavy snowfall.

January 11, 2026 01:00

• Restrictions on the passage of all vehicles on the Transkam have been lifted.

  The Transcaucasian Highway has been cleared of snow and all types of transport are permitted to travel on it.

January 09, 2026 17:55

• Transkam is open to passenger cars

  The Transcaucasian Highway, which connects Russia with South Ossetia, has been open to passenger vehicles since 4:30 p.m. Moscow time.

January 09, 2026 01:58

• Transkam is closed to all modes of transport.

  The road between Russia and South Ossetia is closed in both directions to all types of vehicles for an indefinite period.

January 07, 2026 17:48

• A South Ossetian soldier was killed in Ukraine.

  The funeral of Batrbeg Ostayev, killed in combat, was held in South Ossetia. At least 39 South Ossetian fighters have been killed there since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine.

January 05, 2026 13:57

• Abkhazia and South Ossetia have ruled out rescinding Venezuela's recognition of their independence.

  In response to events in Venezuela, the Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs proposed reconsidering the country's decision to recognize the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Abkhazia called the proposal baseless, while South Ossetia affirmed the legality of the Venezuelan government's decision.

January 04, 2026 10:07

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

  The road between Russia and South Ossetia has reopened to all types of vehicles after the roadway was cleared of avalanche debris.

January 03, 2026 17:46

• Mearakishvili announced her desire to return to her homeland.

  Due to Mearakishvili's deportation, the criminal case against her should be dropped, but no documents on this matter have yet been filed, her lawyer said. The activist herself stated that she has not yet decided whether to appeal the court's decision, but wants to return to her homeland, as her entire life is tied to it.

January 02, 2026 21:31

• Mearakishvili named the reasons for her expulsion from South Ossetia.

  The alleged reason for accusing Tamara Mearakishvili of espionage was a video of a cell tower. After she was transferred to the hospital, her health condition due to a dry hunger strike was used as a pretext to deport her to Georgia, citing her lack of a South Ossetian passport, she reported.

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