The governor of the Belgorod region of Russia, Vyacheslav Gladkov, said that the majority of residents of the Graivoron district had left their homes, reports Ukrainian Pravda.

“Now we go door to door in the border villages and [orașul] Greyraven Most of the population left the territory. Those who don’t [transport] that is, we help them with our own transport, those who have the means go [așezările] by personal transport”.

Fighting broke out along Russia’s border with Ukraine after forces calling themselves Russian guerrillas launched a cross-border attack and said they had “liberated” the settlement.

So, on May 22, the Volunteer Corps of the Russian Federation and the Russian Legion of Freedom announced that they had crossed the border and were “liberating” the settlements of the Belgorod region from the current Russian authorities: they started with the villages of Kozinka and Hora-Podol. – but they want the “liberation” of all Russians.

The governor of the Belgorod region of Russia said that a Ukrainian “sabotage group” entered the territory of Russia in the Graivoron district on the border with Ukraine and was being repelled.

But the Ukrainian publication “Hromadske”, citing Ukrainian military intelligence, claims that the attack was carried out by two armed groups of the Russian opposition – the Russian Freedom Legion and the Russian Volunteer Corps (RVC), which are made up of Russian citizens.

Kremlin spokesman Dmytro Peskov said that Russian President Vladimir Putin had been informed and that work was underway to expel the “saboteurs”, reports the state news agency RIA Novosti.

Belgorod governor Vyacheslav Gladkov reported in Telegram that the Russian army, border guards, the president’s guard and the FSB were involved in the operation. According to him, at least eight people were injured, three houses and an administrative building were damaged.

The Baza Telegram channel, linked to Russian special services, reported signs of fighting in three settlements along the main road to Russia.

Telegram channel “Open Belhorod” reported that electricity and water were cut off in several villages.

“Extraordinary measures against terrorism” have been introduced.

Reuters was unable to verify the reports when they stopped appearing after Gladkov imposed a special regime that allowed authorities to restrict movement and communication.

The Governor of Belgorod, Vyacheslav Gladkov, announced in Telegram about the introduction of emergency measures against terrorism, The Guardian reports.

“To ensure the safety of the citizens of the Belgorod region, the legal regime of the anti-terrorist operation was introduced today, which establishes special measures and temporary restrictions. Starting from the verification of identity documents and ending with the termination of dangerous industries and organizations that use explosive, radioactive, chemically and biologically dangerous substances.

Image of the evacuation from Belgorod

Anton Gerashchenko shared on Twitter images of residents of Belgorod, Russia, who allegedly fled after alleged “Russian volunteers” began their activities in the Belgorod region, images allegedly published by Russian Telegram channels.

The armored car was captured in Belgorod

In social media images, a member of the Russian volunteer corps is also reported to have seized an armored vehicle in Kozintsk.

Other images posted on Twitter show a Russian tank that will now be under the Ukrainian flag and will be in Belgorod.