Russia advances in Kursk forcing Ukrainian retreat

Moscow’s forces have taken back full control of the town of Sudzha in Russia’s Kursk region from Ukrainian troops, the Russian defence ministry has claimed, a day after President Putin visited the area.

The Russian troops had retaken Sudzha and two nearby villages, Podol and Melovoy, the ministry said. Major General Apti Alaudinov later told Russian media that troops had recaptured all villages around Sudzha.

Sudzha was the most significant settlement seized by Ukraine during its incursion into Kursk last August. Its fall would represent a big setback for Kyiv as Sudzha has served as an important supply route and a key staging area.

Ukraine has not confirmed the loss of Sudzha but analysts from the Institute for the Study of War think tank and Ukraine’s DeepState monitoring group reported yesterday that Russia had partially or fully seized Sudzha.

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