In Photos: The Kursk Region Town of Sudzha Following Ukraine's Withdrawal
Russia announced this month that its troops had gained control over the town of Sudzha in the Kursk border region after it had spent over seven months under Ukrainian control.
Sudzha was the only major Kursk region settlement held by Ukrainian forces after they launched their cross-border offensive in August 2024.
Now, residents are adjusting to their new reality.
Sudzha was the only major Kursk region settlement held by Ukrainian forces after they launched their cross-border offensive in August 2024.
Now, residents are adjusting to their new reality.
A woman walks past a supermarket destroyed in combat in the city of Sudzha.
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A view of a monument to Vladimir Lenin destroyed in combat in Sudzha.
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A serviceman rides a motorbike past a building damaged in combat in Sudzha.
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A burned-out vehicle in front of a destroyed building in Sudzha.
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A destroyed bridge between the village of Zamostye and Sudzha.
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Local resident Yuri Tarasenko, 44, stands by the grave of his loved one who died due to a lack of medical assistance during the occupation on his property in the village of Kazachya Loknya near Sudzha.
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Russian soldiers ride a motorcycle past destroyed houses in Kazachya Loknya.
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Evacuees from the settlement of Goncharovka on the outskirts of Sudzha eat meals in a bus at an aid point at a military checkpoint west of Kursk.
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A fighter from the Chechen Akhmat battalion feeds dogs in Kazachya Loknya.
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A damaged church in Kazachya Loknya.
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Russian soldiers walk past destroyed houses in Kazachya Loknya.
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