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IN PHOTOS: Russia claims to recapture Sudzha in Kursk region as ceasefire efforts continue
Updated On: 13 March, 2025 06:13 PM IST | Anisha Shrivastava
Russia on Thursday claimed that its troops have driven the Ukrainian army out of the biggest town in Kursk border region, a senior Kremlin official said, according to the AP. (Pics/Russian Defence Ministry and AFP)
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The Russian Defence Ministry released images on Thursday which show destructions in the town of Sudzha in the Kursk region
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Sudzha, home to around 5,000 people before the fighting, was the largest settlement Kyiv seized after it launched its cross-border assault into Russia last year
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The Kursk border region was under Ukrainian control for seven months
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The Russian Defence Ministry's claim that it recaptured the town of Sudzha, hours after President Vladimir Putin visited his commanders in Kursk and wore military fatigues, could not be independently verified. Ukrainian officials made no immediate comment on the claim
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The US on Tuesday lifted its March 3 suspension of military aid for Kyiv after senior US and Ukrainian officials made progress on how to stop the fighting during talks held in Saudi Arabia
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Initially, the Ukrainian military seized 1,376 square kilometers (531 square miles) of land in the Kursk region
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Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that 'it's up to Russia now' as his administration presses Moscow to agree to the ceasefire
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