The Freedom of Russia Legion has announced the transfer of Russian soldiers, who were taken prisoner in the Belgorod region, to Ukraine. — Ukrinform.

The Russian Volunteer Corps (RVC) have said that Vyacheslav Gladkov, governor of Russia's Belgorod Oblast, did not show up for the meeting offered to him to pick up the Russian prisoners; they will be transferred to Ukraine's Prisoner of War exchange fund.

If Kremlin remarks align with truth, the attack could mark the beginning of Ukraine's long-anticipated counteroffensive. Ukraine has offered no comment.

At least 4,000 residents were evacuated from Russia’s Belgorod region as towns came under heavy shelling and anti-Putin militia groups claimed to mount new cross-border attacks from Ukraine.

Shelling by Ukrainian forces on Russia's Belgorod region continued overnight on Sunday after two people were killed the previous night and hundreds of children were evacuated away from the border, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said on Sunday.

The Russian Volunteer Corps, a militia made of Russians who support Ukraine, has been attacking villages near the border. Live updates.