 According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, 1,100 refugees arrived in North Ossetia by bus in early August.According to the former secretary of the Security Council of South Ossetia, , about 35,000 people were evacuated from South Ossetia.It was reported on 3 August that five battalions of the Russian 58th Army were moved to the vicinity of Roki Tunnel in North Ossetia.