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Sudzha

Sudzha (Russian: Суджа, [ˈsudʐə]) 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. It is the natural gas exchange feeder where the Trans-Siberian pipeline meets the Brotherhood pipeline. The town was occupied by Ukrainian forces between August 15, 2024 and March 12, 2025 as a result of an incursion into the region.

Infobox

Country
Russia
Federal subject
Kursk Oblast
Administrative district
Sudzhansky District
Selsoviet
Sudzha
Founded
1664
• Mayor
Vitaliy Slashev
• Total
6,036
Elevation
135 m (443 ft)
• Density
1,390/km2 (3,600/sq mi)
• Capital of
Sudzhansky Municipal District, Sudzha Urban Settlement
• Municipal district
Sudzhansky Municipal District
• Urban settlement
Sudzha Urban Settlement
Time zone
UTC 3 (MSK )
Postal codes
307800, 307801, 307839
OKTMO ID
38640101001
Website
город-суджа.рф
• Estimate (1 January 2024)
4,941 (−18.1%)

Tables

· Demographics
Year
Year
Population history
Year
Population history
1665
Population history
1897
Population history
1989
Population history
2002
Population history
2010
Population history
2021
Pop.
Pop.
Population history
Pop.
Population history
1,100
Population history
7,433
Population history
7,487
Population history
7,045
Population history
6,036
Population history
5,127
±% p.a.
±% p.a.
Population history
±% p.a.
Population history
—
Population history
+0.83%
Population history
+0.01%
Population history
−0.47%
Population history
−1.91%
Population history
−1.47%
Population history
Year
1665
1897
1989
2002
2010
2021
Pop.
1,100
7,433
7,487
7,045
6,036
5,127
±% p.a.
—
+0.83%
+0.01%
−0.47%
−1.91%
−1.47%

References

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    https://rosstat.gov.ru/vpn/2020/Tom1_Chislennost_i_razmeshchenie_naseleniya
  9. "Ukrainian transit through the Sudzha GIS decreased by 7%, but did not stop"
    https://news.az/news/ukrainian-transit-through-the-sudzha-gis-decreased-by-7-but-did-not-stop
  10. New Lines Magazine
    https://newlinesmag.com/spotlight/how-ukraine-caught-putins-forces-off-guard-in-kursk-and-why/
  11. "Ukraine's state TV shows Ukrainian troops pulling down Russian flag in Sudzha"
    https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraines-state-tv-shows-ukrainian-troops-pulling-down-russian-flag-sudzha-2024-08-14/
  12. Reuters
    https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-imposes-security-regime-three-border-regions-after-major-ukrainian-attack-2024-08-10/
  13. "Який вигляд зараз має місто Суджа, яке контролюють українські військові? Ексклюзив hromadske"
    https://hromadske.ua/viyna/229482-iakyy-vyhliad-zaraz-maye-misto-sudza-iake-kontroliuiut-ukrayinski-viyskovi-ekskliuzyv-hromadske
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    https://www.historians.in.ua/index.php/en/dyskusiya/1101-hennadii-yefimenko-mify-ta-fakty-pro-pershu-stolytsiu-ukrainy
  18. "Russia reports explosion in pipeline supplying gas to Europe"
    https://www.politico.eu/article/russia-reports-explosion-in-pipeline-supplying-gas-to-europe/
  19. Reuters
    https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/drone-shot-down-crimeas-dzhankoi-says-moscow-installed-official-2023-06-04/
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    https://www.newsweek.com/russia-ukraine-kursk-belgorod-cross-border-raid-1935014
  21. Institute for the Study of War
    https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-august-6-2024
  22. Kyiv Post
    https://www.kyivpost.com/post/37456?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=%5Btwitter%5D&utm_campaign=%5Brogue_corq%5D
  23. The Kyiv Independent
    https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-established-military-administration-in-russias-kursk-oblast/
  24. CNN
    https://edition.cnn.com/2024/08/15/europe/kursk-incursion-sudzha-captured-ukraine-intl
  25. The New Voice of Ukraine
    https://english.nv.ua/nation/lenin-statue-in-sudzha-disappears-photo-50443660.html
  26. Kyiv Independent
    https://kyivindependent.com/russia-reportedly-launches-assault-on-ukrainian-controlled-sudzha-in-kursk-oblast/
  27. The Moscow Times
    https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/03/12/videos-show-russian-troops-retaking-kursk-regions-sudzha-a88327
  28. Reuters
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  29. Novaya Gazeta
    https://novayagazeta.eu/articles/2025/03/12/ukrainian-withdrawal-from-kursk-region-rumoured-as-russian-troops-enter-sudzha-en-news
  30. Meduza
    https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/03/12/ukrainian-forces-withdrawing-from-russia-s-kursk-region-conflict-intelligence-team
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    http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/rus89_reg.php
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    http://www.perepis2002.ru/ct/doc/1_TOM_01_04.xls
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