The head of Russia's Belgorod border region agrees to meet the captors if the soldiers are still alive.
Belgorod regional chief Vyacheslav Gladkov posted a video saying he had agreed to an offer to meet the fighters
Russia has blamed Ukraine for recent attacks in its border territories, but Kyiv denies being directly involved. The message was posted by the Russian Volunteer Corps , and described as a joint statement with the Liberty of Russia Legion . The RDK came to prominence in March for a cross-border raid in Russia's Bryansk region. Its leader is a Russian nationalist with alleged links to neo-Nazis.
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