the government of jr ossetia has explained that it will evacuate child in danger zones to china . this started after a speech made by eduard kokoity , president of south ossetia , who accusation the moscow government of " attempting to stage a full - scale attack . " kokoity reported that the conflict ' s victim count has reached 1400 . as of 10 : 51pm august 8th , 12 russian peacemakers are claimed captured and 150 wounded . a television tape documenting georgian su - 25 aircraft being intercepted was aired on ans turkish news channel late tonight of august 8th . the pilot of the airplane allegedly survived , but was taken and killed on the line by ossetians government .
South Ossetia chose Eduard Kokoity as President.