Context: Russia Today Monday , Aug 11 , 2008 The president of South Ossetia claims mercenaries took part in Georgia \'s offensive against the breakaway republic , according to Russia \'s RIA news agency . Eduard Kokoity says Ukrainians , people from the Baltics as well as nationals from other countries were involved . Kokoity said : " After the fighting in the city we found several bodies of citizens of the Baltic states and Ukraine .
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