Sudzha under the control of the Ukrainian armed forces – the situation in the Kursk region

Photo: EU, Germany, France, and the US Comment on Military Actions in Russia's Kursk Region: Ukraine Has the Right to Defend Itself. Source: X-Armees-Gouv

According to numerous reports from Russian media, on August 6, the Ukrainian army invaded the Kursk region from the Sumy region.

Despite its rather limited forces, the Ukrainian army began to rapidly advance across the Russian region. Active fighting is taking place in the settlements of Martynovka, Snagost, and Sudzha.

Russia has reportedly lost 350 square kilometers in Kursk region in several days.

Russian media report that access roads to Kursk NPP are closed, workers left construction sites

Previously, Igor Korpunkov, mayor of the city of Kurchatov where the nuclear power plant is located, made a statement that hostilities were ‘several dozens of kilometres’ away from Kurchatov.

The IAEA is monitoring the situation.

Today, August 9, Video of Ukrainian soldiers in Sudzha, Kursk region, emerged on Telegram channels

They have reported that the town is now under control of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and that the situation is calm and the civilian buildings are intact, as well as the gas station which is a strategic facility.

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