Russia’s defence ministry said on Thursday that its forces had retaken control of Sudzha, the biggest town in its Kursk region held by Ukrainian forces for the past six months. Ukrainian commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrsky also acknowledged the previous evening that Ukrainian troops had pulled back from parts of the Kursk region and that Russian forces had entered Sudzha,

Russia’s Defense Ministry has announced it has taken over Sudzha, the biggest town in the Kursk region that has been overrun by Ukrainian forces since the surprise cross border offensive in August 202