Ukraine’s forces appear to be digging trenches, other fortifications and a field hospital inside Russia’s Kursk region in a sign that Kyiv is planning to stay.
“This is the worst thing that can happen,” Russian military correspondent Aleksandr Kharchenko said he witnessed Ukrainian troops fortifying their rapidly-taken positions.
Popular Russian telegram channel VChK-OGPU also reported that Kyiv was “creating a full-fledged fortified area with a field hospital, strong points and dugouts” in the rear of its advance.
Ukraine has not yet said whether it intends to hold the land, but growing evidence hints that its Kursk offensive, which has pushed up to 20 miles inside Russia, will continue for the long-term.
Russian forces are still scrambling to respond after almost a week of fierce fighting as officials in both Kursk and the nearby Belgorod region ordered the evacuations of thousands more civilians on Monday.
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