Ukraine Captures First Major Russian Town, Sudzha, #Kursk Oblast, Reportedly Control Disputed:

️ Ukraine Captures First Major Russian Town, Sudzha, #Kursk Oblast, Reportedly – Control Disputed: As Atlas News reported earlier this morning, the #Ukrainian attack into Kursk Oblast that began yesterday has intensified. @AtlasNewsTelegram By 0630 EST, initial reports indicated that Ukrainian infantry had captured the major gas measuring station in Sudzha, #Russia, which was previously reported to have been damaged by shelling. After the beginning of the full-scale #Russian invasion of #Ukraine in 2022, Sudzha became the last remaining point at which natural gas flowed from Russia to Europe through Ukraine after the 2022 Nord Stream pipeline sabotage. However, by 0800 EST, local media and eyewitness accounts from Sudzha reported that Ukrainian troops had captured the town. This announcement came after direct statements from President Putin, Moscow Mayor Sobyanin, and Kursk Oblast Governor Smirnov, who all confirmed Russian civilian casualties and refugees were fl... Source: AtlasNewsTelegram