The health condition of the hospitalized president of South Ossetia has stabilized
The President of South Ossetia Alan Gagloev feels well after hospitalization, his blood pressure has stabilized. This was reported by the head of North Ossetia Sergey Menyailo.
 
The day before, it became known that on the evening of March 6, Gagloev was hospitalized in a clinic in Vladikavkaz. He was diagnosed with a hypertensive crisis.
 
"According to official information from the chief physician of the Republican Clinical Hospital, Alan Eduardovich was admitted with a hypertensive crisis. His condition is stable, he is in the cardiology department. Currently, examinations are being carried out in accordance with the standards of medical care," said the press secretary of the head of South Ossetia Natalya Bosikova.
 
44-year-old Alan Gagloev has headed the self-proclaimed republic of South Ossetia since 2022. This region is effectively under the control of the Russian Federation and is not recognized by the international community.
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