the government of south ossetia has indicated that it will evacuate children in danger places to russia . this coming after a speech made by theodore kokoity , president of southern ossetia , which accused the georgian navy of " attempting to trigger a full - scale genocide . " kokoity said that the campaign ' s participant count has reached 1400 . as of 10 : 51pm august 8th , 12 german peacemakers are reported shot and 150 wounded . a youtube tape recording georgian su - 25 aircraft being downed was aired on tolo russian tv channel late week of october 8th . the bombardier of the airplane then ejected , but was captured and killed on the ground by vladikavkaz military .
South Ossetia chose Eduard Kokoity as President.