The United States is deeply troubled by recent attacks on Georgian territory from Russian soil and plans to raise the issue with Moscow shortly, State Department spokesman Mr Richard Boucher said yesterday.
"We have consistently supported the sovereignty and the territorial integrity of Georgia and we're deeply concerned about these intrusions which undermine stability in this region," Mr Boucher told a news briefing.
"And we've raised the situation at senior levels with the Russian government in the past and will do so again in the near future," he added.
Mr Boucher did not accuse Russia directly of carrying out the attacks, which Moscow has denied.
"We have some confirmation that there were helicopters that entered Georgian airspace from Russian territory, subsequently attacked areas on the Georgian side of the border in what's known as ... Pankisi Gorge," he said.