“The military conflict in South Ossetia lasted only five days, but managed to generate an unprecedented number of rumors and fakes in the international media. Was the Russian army ready for war? What lessons has Russia learned from this conflict? " - says the description of the program.
Military correspondents Oksana Boyko, Alexander Kots, Evgeny Poddubny, Vadim Fefilov and Viktor Sokirko were working in the combat zone near Tskhinval. They remembered August 2008.
RT channel launched the Voenkora project, in which famous war correspondents share stories and personal experiences of working in hot spots, and also discuss military conflicts.
Earlier, RT TV channel opened the call for applications for participation in the Khaled Alkhateb International Memorial Awards - an annual international award awarded to journalists for the best work from the conflict zone.
The award was established in memory of the journalist Khaled al-Khatyb, who was killed in Syria, who collaborated with RT Arabic. In 2020, it will be awarded for the third time.