“Sudzha also conquered” –

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that Ukrainian forces have taken control of the Russian town of Sudzha, more than a week after Kiev forces launched a cross-border incursion into Russia’s Kursk region.

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Kiev forces have been in the town, located 105 kilometers southwest of the city of Kursk, since Wednesday, but this is the first confirmation from the Ukrainian president that his army has captured it. Ukrainian army chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said Ukrainian troops had advanced 35 kilometers through Russian defenses since the start of their surprise assault, capturing 1,150 square kilometers of territory and 82 localities. Syrskyi said a military commandant’s office had been established in Sudzha “to maintain law and order and meet the priority needs of the population in the controlled territories.”