Military commandant offices and a buffer zone: What has Ukraine gained in the Kursk region?

Ukraine’s Armed Forces are continuing the offensive operation in the Kursk region and advanced 1-2 km in different directions on August 14, capturing 100 Russian soldiers, reported the Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Oleksandr Syrskyi. Ukrainian forces also completed the destruction of the enemy in Sudzha and shot down a Russian Su-34 fighter bomber.

Discussions were held in a meeting between President Zelenskyy and other high-ranking government officials regarding security issues, humanitarian aid, and the creation of military command posts.

The Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights reported that the military formed a “buffer (sanitary) zone” in the Kursk region for self-defense purposes. This will also help to ensure the supply of food, medicine, and other items for the civilian population.

Ukrainian military forces also plan to open humanitarian corridors between the Sumy and Kursk regions to evacuate civilians in both directions. The creation of a buffer zone is a step to protect the border communities of Ukraine from daily Russian shelling, said the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.