Sudzha

For the village in the far east of Russia, see Sudzha, Republic of Buryatia.

Sudzha
Суджа
Town[1]
Public park in Sudzha
Public park in Sudzha
Flag of Sudzha
Flag
Coat of arms of Sudzha
Coat of arms
Location of Sudzha
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Sudzha is located in Kursk Oblast
Sudzha
Sudzha
Location of Sudzha
Sudzha is located in European Russia
Sudzha
Sudzha
Sudzha (European Russia)
Sudzha is located in Russia
Sudzha
Sudzha
Sudzha (Russia)
Coordinates: 51°11′29″N 35°16′14″E / 51.19139°N 35.27056°E / 51.19139; 35.27056
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKursk Oblast[1]
Administrative districtSudzhansky District[1]
Founded1664
Elevation
135 m (443 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[2]
 • Total
6,036
 • Capital ofSudzhansky District[1]
 • Municipal districtSudzhansky Municipal District[3]
 • Urban settlementSudzha Urban Settlement
 • Capital ofSudzhansky Municipal District,[3] Sudzha Urban Settlement
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[4])
Postal code(s)[5]
307800, 307801, 307839
OKTMO ID38640101001
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Sudzha (Russian: Су́джа) is a town and the administrative center of Sudzhansky District in Kursk Oblast, Russia, located on the Sudzha and Oleshnya rivers 105 kilometers (65 mi) southwest of Kursk, the administrative center of the oblast. It has a population of 5,127 people.[6] It is the natural gas exchange feeder where the Trans-Siberian pipeline meets the Brotherhood pipeline.[7] Since August 15, 2024, the town has been occupied by Ukrainian forces as a result of an incursion into the region.[8][9][10]

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  2. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference KurskO_mun was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  5. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
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  8. ^ Weiss, Michael; Rushton, James (August 14, 2024). "How Ukraine Caught Putin's Forces Off Guard in Kursk — And Why". New Lines Magazine. Archived from the original on August 14, 2024. Retrieved August 14, 2024. Geolocated footage of Ukrainian troops and armor — much of it Western-provided — suggests Ukraine's near-total control of the town of Sudzha
  9. ^ Polityuk, Pavel; Hardcastle, Elaine; Russell, Ros (August 14, 2024). "Ukraine's state TV shows Ukrainian troops pulling down Russian flag in Sudzha" (News article). Reuters. Archived from the original on August 14, 2024. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
  10. ^ "Russia fighting intense battles against major Ukrainian incursion". Reuters. August 10, 2024.