Ukraine opens military office in occupied Kursk region

Ukraine’s top commander said on Thursday that Kyiv had set up a military commandant’s offi ce in the occupied part of Russia’s Kursk region where he said his forces were still advancing, even as Moscow’s troops stepped up offensives in Ukraine’s east.

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The remarks by Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi were the strongest sign yet that Kyiv’s forces plan to dig in after launching a lightning crossborder assault on Russia last week that has opened a new front in the 2-1/2-year-old all-out war.

“We are moving forward in Kursk region. A military commandant’s offi ce has been created, which must ensure order and also all the needs of the local population,” Syrskyi said. The offi ce would be headed by Major General Eduard Moskalyov, he said.