On November 23, the Day of Courage and National Unity, flowers were laid at the memorial of heroes in Tskhinvali. The number of participants was limited due to the coronavirus epidemic.

The ceremony was attended by Anatoly Bibilov (de facto President of the Tskhinvali region), Gennady Bekoev (Acting de facto Prime Minister), Marat Kulakhmetov ("ambassador" of the Russian Federation) and others. In his speech, Anatoly Bibilov stated that "on November 23, 1989, the Georgian neo-fascists tried to enter Tskhinvali," but were stopped by "Ossetian patriots;" According to the de facto President, "the struggle for the independence of South Ossetia started on this day."

The leader of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, Denis Pushilin, also congratulated Anatoly Bibilov on this day.