A video from Sudzha, shared by Russian media and military bloggers, captured a soldier hoisting the Russian flag alongside the airborne forces' flag over the town. Reuters verified the video's location by analyzing nearby buildings, the railway and road layout, and infrastructure such as towers that matched satellite and archived images of the area. On March 13, Russia’s Defence Ministry reported that Russian forces had regained control of Sudzha. | Firstpost

7.1K views · 358 reactions | DD Geopolitics  The Russian Ministry of Defense has released footage from Sudzha, now under full Russian control. The Ukrainian retreat left behind abandoned positions and scorched earth. | Forbidden News | Facebook

The Russian town of Sudzha in Russia’s Kursk region became the biggest town to have been captured by Ukraine’s Armed Forces on Russian territory. A VOA reporter was one of the first to visit the city and talk to locals. Ukraine launched a major cross-border incursion into the Kursk region on August 6, while Russian troops keep pressing towards the strategic hub of Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine. Ukraine's incursion into Russia's Kursk region is legitimate and covered by Kyiv's right to self-defense