South Ossetian troops fighting for Russia in Ukraine Some in the breakaway territory worry that, by getting involved militarily in Ukraine, they could be exposing themselves to an attack from Georgia. Tornike Mandaria Mar 29, 2022 Mourners at the funeral of Andrei Bakayev, a South Ossetian soldier killed in Ukraine, on March 17. (photo: Instagram, Anatoliy Bibilov) When Andrei Bakayev, a 35-year-o