Russia controls Sudzha? Situation in Kursk region, March 16
Photo: The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine showed a map of the battles in the Kursk region (Getty Images)
Russian forces continue their offensive in the Kursk region. According to the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the buffer zone controlled by Ukraine's Defense Forces continues to shrink, according to the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
The General Staff reported that over the past 24 hours in the Kursk region, 19 combat encounters took place, the enemy carried out 34 airstrikes, dropping 63 guided bombs, and conducted 243 artillery shellings, including five with MLRS.
As of the morning of March 16, the maps show that Russian forces have regained control of the city of Sudzha or at least control a larger portion of it.
Photo: map of fighting in the Kursk region as of March 16 (t.me/GeneralStaffZSU)
The map published the day before, on March 15, shows that the buffer zone in the Kursk region controlled by the Ukrainian Armed Forces has decreased. The Russian army continues its advance towards the Ukrainian border.
Photo: Battle map of the Kursk region as of March 15 (t.me/GeneralStaffZSU)
Yesterday, on March 15, the analytical project DeepState reported that the enemy had captured Sudzha and Rubanshchyna. According to DeepState, the area controlled by the Ukrainian forces is about 110 square kilometers.
Screenshot: deepstatemap.live
Fighting in the Kursk region
The Ukrainian Defense Forces began the Kursk operation on August 6. Ukrainian troops managed to take control of over a hundred settlements in the border areas of Russia, establishing a buffer zone there.
According to Ukrainian command, this was a preventive measure to stop Russia's advance in northern Ukraine.
As early as February, Russian forces intensified their offensive to push the Ukrainian army out of the Kursk region. The situation escalated in March. Russia claimed to have encircled Ukrainian troops, but the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy refuted this information.
At the same time, Zelenskyy reported that Russia was amassing troops near Ukraine's eastern border. According to him, this indicates a potential strike on the Sumy region.
