The governor of the Belgorod region of Russia said today that a “sabotage group” of the Ukrainian army has entered the territory of Russia in the Graivaron region, which is located on the border with Ukraine. Ukraine.

Speaking on Telegram, Vichislav Gladkov said that the Russian military and security forces are taking measures to prevent the invasion.

Gladkoff said no civilians were hurt and no residents were being evacuated.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russian President Vladimir Putin had been briefed on the incursion and that steps were being taken to repel “saboteurs,” Russian news agency RIA Novosti reported.

It is also reported that in three settlements on the main road leading from Ukraine to Russia, there are traces of hostilities. The Open Belgorod Telegram channel reported that electricity and water supply were cut off in some villages.

Ukrainian media, citing the intelligence services of the Ukrainian military, report that fighters from the Freedom in Russia Legion and the Russian Volunteer Corps are behind the attacks in Belgorod.

A group called the Freedom in Russia Legion, which claims to be planning attacks inside Russia, said on Twitter that it has “completely liberated” the border town of Kozinka and that its groups are in the center of the Grevoron region, heading east. .

“We are moving forward, Russia will be free!” she wrote in her post.

Earlier today, the group released a video showing five heavily armed militants. “We are Russians just like you. We are people just like you. We want our children to grow up in peace,” one of the fighters says in front of the camera. “The time has come to put an end to the Kremlin’s dictatorship.”

Reuters was unable to immediately confirm these reports.

Kyiv: We have nothing to do with business

Senior adviser to the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that Kyiv has nothing to do with the armed operation in the Belgorod region of Russia.

“Ukraine is following the events in the Belgorod region of Russia with interest and is studying the situation, but has nothing to do with them,” wrote presidential adviser Mikhail Podolyak. “As you know, tanks are sold at every Russian military base, and the rebel groups operating underground are made up of Russian citizens.”

The Freedom in Russia Legion and the Russian Volunteer Corps are conducting an operation on the territory of the Belgorod region, Andriy Yusov, a representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine, said.

According to him, the operation is carried out “exclusively by Russian citizens” to create “security zones” on the territory of the Belgorod region.

The Freedom in Russia Legion and the Russian Volunteer Corps are volunteer military formations consisting of Russian citizens fighting on the side of the Ukrainian army.

Source: APE-MPE, Reuters, BBC (Russian service)