Sujda

Sujda is a town in Russia, the administrative center of the Sudzhansky District of Kursk Oblast. On August 6, 2024, the Armed Forces of Ukraine entered Russian territory near the town of Sujda in Kursk Oblast and captured it, raising Ukrainian flags.

In the first days, the Ukrainian military advanced deep in three directions and encircled Sujda from the south. By the end of August 2024, Ukrainian troops controlled about 1,100 km² of Kursk Oblast; by the end of 2024, as a result of a Russian counteroffensive, the territory had shrunk to about 460 km². 

In February–March 2025, the situation in Sujda escalated as Russian troops went on the offensive, pushing back the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Sujda came under Russian control on August 16, 2025.