“On the birthday of Russian President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, it was decided to rename one of the most beautiful streets of Tskhinvali,” TASS quoted him as saying.
According to Kochiev, in this way South Ossetia congratulated Putin.
Earlier, Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the head of state celebrates the holiday with relatives and friends.
He said that the Russian leader received ten congratulations from the leaders of other countries in the morning.