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Ten days have passed since the Ukrainian army suddenly launched a cross-border attack on Russia's Kursk region, and the situation remains unclear. Although the Ukrainian army has controlled a large area, it still seems a bit far from the strategic goal of changing the situation in eastern Ukraine and gaining bargaining chips; Russia has also failed to drive away the Ukrainian army in the Kursk direction as quickly as expected by the outside world, and is still in a passive defensive state.

Although Russian President Vladimir Putin made a clear request to the Russian army on the 12th: "Drive the Ukrainian army out of our territory, eliminate the enemy, and ensure the security of the border," all signs show that the Russian army is still on the defensive. The U.S. "Dynamics" website said on the 14th that the latest satellite images show that Russia is building trenches near the town of Ligov, about 30 miles north of the border in Kursk Oblast, to stop the Ukrainian army's attack. The U.S. think tank "War Research Institute" said on the 13th that Ligov is about 13 miles away from the nearest occupied area of ​​the Ukrainian army. If the Ukrainian army really approaches this line of defense of the Russian army, it means that the area it controls will be much larger than it is now.

Satellite photos show Russian trenches built in Kursk

The report said that the trenches being dug by the Russian army are parallel to the E38 highway that runs through central Kursk. Satellite photos show that these trenches were built a week ago, but no other obvious fortifications can be seen. They are also not as large as the "Surovikin Line" established by Russia in the Zaporizhia direction last year. These lines of defense, consisting of multiple trenches, fortifications and minefields, played an important role in preventing Ukraine's summer counterattack. Given that the Ukrainian army is still far away from these trenches, the area may not have begun to lay mines, but this cannot be judged from satellite photos.