Moscow, Russia. Irina Churkina, the widow of the late Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin, has received the Uatsamonga Order, the top South Ossetian state award, at the Embassy of the Republic of South Ossetia to the Russian Federation. The South Ossetian Government awarded him posthumously for his unique achievements in asserting justice and equal rights for all nations and peoples in international relations and for his personal contribution to strengthening the state independence of the Republic of South Ossetia and the courage displayed in the process.
