Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov seemed to agree to the meeting. He even guaranteed safety. However, Gladkov did not show up for the meeting, leading the RVC to declare that they would transfer the soldiers to Ukraine instead
Plan to exchange the injured fighters with the Russian governor of the Belgorod region fell through when he failed to turn up as promised for a meeting
A pro-Ukraine group of Russian fighters who are keeping two Russian soldiers captive has said it will hand them over to Kyiv after a proposed meeting failed to happen.
MARK GALEOTTI: There is no doubt that the unexpected wave of drone raids on Moscow, including attacks on apartment buildings in the capital s equivalent of Beverly Hills, signify a dramatic twist.