Good evening. Russia has been building long stretches of trenches in the Kursk region dozens of miles away from the border amid Ukraine’s ongoing incursion.
Ukraine has also launched a long-range attack against three Russian air bases, including one 400 miles from the border, in Kyiv’s largest drone strike since the beginning of the war.
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Russia hastily builds trenches, as Ukraine bombards its air bases Open-source intelligence sites have identified the hastily-dug defensive lines through satellite imagery, particularly around the town of Lgov, over 30 miles from Ukraine, as well as other key areas close to highways.
OSINTtechnical, an open-source analyst, said the trenches “if fallen back to, would cede Ukraine a massive amount of territory”.
Meanwhile, Ukraine has launched a long-range attack against three Russian air bases, including one 400 miles from the border, in Kyiv’s largest drone strike since the beginning of the war.
Ukraine stunned the Kremlin on Aug 6 by storming over the border and quickly seizing a chunk of territory in its largest attack on Russian soil since the war began.
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