Ukrainian military officials on Thursday announced they’ve responded to the growing demands from their staff for new administrative space to handle day-to-day operations near the front lines of battle and set up shop in a new office in the Kursk Oblast of Russia, Reuters reports.
It’s not clear if the “office” is merely a hastily constructed bunked made out of sandbags and a tented roof or if the Ukrainian troops have requisitioned the workspaces of a vodka distillery or radish distribution concern. Also unspecified is which of the 82 towns and villages currently occupied the office is located and if it’s closer to the border or 35 kilometers inside Russia.
One thing that’s certain is Kyiv is focused on making their troops accessible to the Russians living under Ukrainian occupation. “We are moving forward in Kursk region. A military commandant’s office has been created which must ensure order and also all the needs of the local population,” Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi told President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in a video statement.