[6] On 3 September, Zelenskyy said in an interview that Ukraine is planning to "indefinitely" hold Kursk Oblast's seized territories, in an attempt to force Putin to the negotiating table.

[8] Ukraine has stated that the purpose of the military administration is to provide humanitarian aid to civilians, maintain public service and to keep law and order in territories controlled by the Ukrainian armed forces.

[9][4][10] Ukrainian authorities plan to allow international humanitarian organizations to access the areas of Kursk Oblast that they control.

[11] Ukraine's national postal service, Ukrposhta, is considering opening a branch in Sudzha if the safety of its staff can be guaranteed.

[19] On 3 September, The Guardian reported that soldiers returning from Sudzha claimed to have taken "trophies", such as Russian flags and posters seized from official buildings and T-shirts featuring Vladimir Putin taken from stalls at Sudzha market, and jokingly told residents without power or mobile reception that Ukraine had captured Kursk city and that Moscow was next.