14.04.2009 23:14 | The Enemy Bullet Cut Short His Life

People of South Ossetia managed to stand up and keep the independence after the bloody invasion of the numerous Georgian armed forces on August of this year.

They paid a heavy price for the victory: thousands of civilians died in result of the aggression. Quite a number of the citizen soldiers gave up their lives for the honour and radiant future of our republic.

Albert Tedeev was one of the valiant defenders of the independence of South Ossetia and the devoted patriot of his nation. On August, 30 he would be turned 44. He was shot by Georgian sniper on August, 11 in area of Ergnet village during the clean-up operation, when citizen soldiers and Russian peacemakers mopped up the territory of South Ossetia from occupational forces of Georgian Ministry of Defence.

His wife Raisa Arsoeva and two sons aged 14 and 13 are left without their unfailing friend, breadwinner and shield and buckler of the family.

Albert Sevaevich Tedeev was born in village Erzo. From the age of 13 he was growing up fatherless; his father died an unexpected death.  Three years ago he entered the people's volunteer corps, his company mounted guard in the area of a knitting factory. Earlier Albert used to work in law machinery of RSO, he was given the rank of junior sergeant.

His wife mourns for Albert, she tells about him with tears: “From the first hours of the outbreak of war Albert made a stand for the republic. - On August, 6 I left for North Ossetia together with our sons. We stayed with our relatives in Mozdok. Therefrom I regularly got in touch with Albert by phone, I worried about him very much. He tried to smooth me down, asked not to worry.

On August, 11 I communicated with him for the last time. He said that the enemy was conquered and everything would be all right now, but that very day… he passed away. IhavelearnedofhisdeathonAugust, 12. The relatives told me that Albert received serious wound and he was in Tskhival hospital. Ibegantokeepcallinghim, butnobodyansweredatelephoneforalongtime. Then one of the doctors got it and said that there's nothing that could be done, Albert was lying in the morgue…”, - Raisa remembered.

Albert Tedeev was buried in Northern Ossetia, in village Sundza but his relatives are going to rebury him in South Ossetia. Albert`s sons are left without paternal support but they are proud of their father.

Sergey Gazaev

Translated by Tatiana Inozemtseva