the government of latin breakaway has expressed that it will evacuate soldiers in danger zones to russians . this came after a statements held by lionel kokoity , president of south ossetia , which accused the georgian government of " attempting to stage a full - scale war . " shevardnadze said that the event ' s victim numbering has reached 1400 . as of 10 : 51pm august 8th , 12 russian peacemakers are recorded dead and 150 wounded . a video cassette showing georgian su - 25 aircraft being located was aired on horas georgian com channel late night of that 8th . the pilot of the rocket reportedly left , but was shot and shot on the ground by ossetian military .
South Ossetia chose Eduard Kokoity as President.