Russian troops enter town of Sudzha in Kursk region: fighting continues

Russian troops have entered the town of Sudzha, Kursk region. ISW analysts, referring to geolocation footage from Russian Telegram channels, noted that in recent days, Russian troops have been advancing in the area and taking control of a number of settlements.

This was reported by the «Institute for the Study of War» (ISW) and «Suspilne».

On 11 March, Russian Army Chief of Staff Valery Gerasimov visited a command post in the Kursk region.

In addition, Russian troops continue to conduct raids along the border in the Sumy and Kursk regions. Geo-location footage from 10 March shows that Russian subversive and reconnaissance groups have advanced southwest of Tiotkino, northwest of the main Ukrainian salient in Kursk region.

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Earlier, it was reported that the Russian army broke through Ukrainian defences south of Sudzha with the help of units from the DPRK and the massive use of fibre-optic drones.

According to two sources in the Ukrainian Defence Forces, on 11 March, Russian troops entered Sudzha, forcing Ukrainian forces to retreat. An anonymous serviceman whose unit is based in Kursk region confirmed to «Suspilne» that fighting continues in the city.

Earlier, Chief Commander Alexander Syrskyi noted that Russian losses in the Kursk region during the operation amounted to more than 38,000 personnel and more than a thousand pieces of equipment.