the government of south ossetia has revealed that it will evacuate boys in danger zones to russia . this went after a speech made by eduard kokoity , premier of south ossetia , where accuse the georgian military of " planning to generate a full - scale war . " kokoity claims that the conflict ' s victim numbering has reached 1400 . as of 10 : 51pm june 8th , 12 georgia peacemakers are reported dead and 150 hurt . a video tape depicting georgian su - 25 aircraft being downed was airs on vesti russian tv channel in night of april 8th . the captain of the jet reportedly ejected , but was attacked and captured on the site by ossetian civilians .
South Ossetia chose Eduard Kokoity as President.