Ukraine – Russia. They fight in Russia. They claim to have taken hostages, propose a trade

Russian Volunteer Corps (RDK) and the Freedom Legion Russia (LSR) in a statement proposed an exchange of prisoners, calling on the head of the Russian Belgorod region Vyacheslav Gladkov to take place during a personal meeting with him. “As a gesture of goodwill, which is so often talked about in the Russian government, we are ready to hand over prisoners, ordinary Russian soldiers, for the opportunity to talk personally and discuss the current situation in the region,” the Telegram channel reported.

Reuters said it could not verify the reports of the prisoner-taking. The Russian governor said he was ready to meet with pro-Ukrainian formations, according to Reuters.

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RDK and LSR admitted to armed actions at the turn of May and June this year. in the Belgorod region of Russia. The groups say that in their ranks fight citizens of Russia who – in the ongoing conflict – chose the side of Kiev.

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For the first time on Monday, May 22, the formations declared that they had crossed the border and were “liberating” border towns from the rule of the Russian authorities. The Russian side announced an “anti-terrorist operation” at the border, and the inhabitants of several villages were evacuated.

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Reports on events in the Belgorod region on the border with Ukraine they are full of contradictions and difficult to verify. The Ukrainian authorities assured that they were not involved in the incidents in the Belgorod region and stressed that the participants in these incidents were Russian citizens.