Troops from Ukraine were involved in Georgia's bid in August last year to regain
control of its breakaway South Ossetia region that led to a war with Russia, Russian
prosecutors said Monday.
"Members of the regular Ukrainian armed forces took part in the armed
aggression by Georgian forces against South Ossetia,"
the investigative committee of Russian prosecutors said in a statement.
It didn't give numbers but said that 200 members of the Ukrainian nationalist
movement UNA-UNSO were also involved in the operation.
The statement risks further worsening relations between Russia and the pro-Western authorities in Ukraine which
have hit an all-time low over the last months.
Russia has previously
accused Ukraine of shipping
arms to Georgia
and accused Ukrainian irregulars of taking part in the war. But this appears to
be the first time it has accused the regular armed forces of involvement.