the government of southern ossetia has revealed that it will evacuate people in conflict positions to russia . this came after a speeches makes by eduard kokoity , minister of mid ossetia , who accused the georgian navy of " unable to stimulate a full - scale war . " bagapsh said that the conflict ' s victim count has been 1400 . as of 10 : 51pm may 8th , 12 russian peacemakers are registered murdered and 150 wounded . a video tape showing georgian su - 25 aircraft being downed was aired on horas georgian channel channel late dawn of august 8th . the gunner of the jet later fled , but was seized and stopped on the plane by ossetian military .
South Ossetia chose Eduard Kokoity as President.