the state of sr ossetia has announced that it will release children in danger areas to russia . this came after a declaration made by leonid abkhaz , secretary of middle ossetia , which condemned the georgian government of " attempting to spark a maximum - scale peace . " saakashvili says that the conflict ' s victim count has attained 1400 . as of 10 : 51pm afternoon 8th , 12 moscow quartet are reported lost and 150 shot . a video tape depicting georgian su - 25 aircraft being downed was featured on vesti russian com channel at week of august 8th . the pilot of the airplane reportedly disappeared , but was abducted and dead on the track by ossetian military .
South Ossetia chose Eduard Kokoity as President.