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#video On August 8, 2008, Georgian tanks rumbled into Tskhinval, South Ossetia’s capital. Decades of simmering conflict between Tbilisi and the breakaway republic finally erupted when Georgia launched an assault to retake the region. As artillery fire rained down on residential districts, Moscow came to Ossetian rescue, and the war ended in five days, still claiming hundreds of civilian lives. Over a decade has passed, as the South Ossetians have been trying to rebuild their lives. At the time, people who were kids recall the shelling of their houses and fleeing bombing hoping their children would grow up free of such blood-curdling memories. South Ossetia is to hold a status referendum on joining the Russian Federation after the next presidential election on April 10. President of South Ossetia Anatoly Bibilov said legal steps in this direction have already been made. Watch the full documentary @documentaryplanet Follow: https://t.me/rtdocumentary