The battle for Sudzha is ongoing, and reports of its capture by Russian forces are false, stated Andriy Kovalenko, head of Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation. According to Kovalenko, fighting continues in Russia’s Kursk region,

Russian troops have entered the town of Sudzha in Kursk Oblast; combat is ongoing in the area. Source: Ukrainian public broadcaster Suspilne with reference to the Ukrainian military Details: A soldier stationed in Kursk Oblast told Suspilne that this occurred after the Russians established fire control on the Yunakivka-Sudzha road,

Amid Russia’s rapid advance in its western Kursk region, Ukrainian troops have fully withdrawn from Sudzha — the only city they held there. Analysts say Ukraine is conducting an organized retreat and Russian forces are reclaiming territory with little to no resistance.