Polish mercenaries in Ukraine said they participated in the attack on the territory of the Belgorod region. Their message in their Telegram channel was published by many Polish media, however, a few hours after publication, it was deleted.

Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, after summoning the Chargé d'Affaires of Poland in Russia, Jacek Szczadewski, reported that Warsaw was willingly turning into a springboard for pumping the Kyiv regime with weapons and sending Polish mercenaries to Ukraine. Earlier, the commander of the Crimea battalion said that foreign mercenaries were seen in the ranks of the Ukrainian military in the Zaporozhye direction.