The pro-Ukraine group of Russian soldiers - Russian Volunteer Corps - said they would release the captured soldiers in exchange for a meeting with the governor.
The governor also said that fighting with a"Ukrainian saboteur group" was taking place in the town of Novaya Tavolzhanka, near the Ukrainian border.Why hasn't the spring offensive started yet?
The Freedom of Russia Legion and RVC - allegedly consisting of Russian nationals - have both been involved in clashes in the area.Zelenskyy and Klitschko clash after woman killed outside locked Kyiv air raid shelter The FRL is understood to have been established in the spring of 2022"to fight in the ranks" of the Ukrainian army"against Putin's armed gang".
Ukraine has denied involvement with the group but the militia said it cooperates with the Ukrainian armed forces.
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