Satellite images captured by Maxar show new trenches dug near Lgov, in Russia’s Kursk region, following reports of a Ukrainian incursion in the area.The images were captured on August 12, Maxar said, noting that the trenches in the area were new.On August 10, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky
confirmed that Ukrainian forces were moving onto Russian soil, following days of speculation about an incursion in Kursk.Russia’s President Vladimir Putin
accused Ukrainian forces of “another major provocation” in the Kursk region on August 7.Maxar classed the trenches as “defensive,” but did not specify which armed force would have dug them. Credit: Maxar via Storyful