Ukrainian forces have been pushed out of Sudzha, but they continue to fight on the city's outskirts. "We waited too long to retreat. Now we're leaving with losses, abandoning the severely wounded and equipment,

Russian forces have retaken Sudzha, a key stronghold of Ukrainian troops in Kursk Oblast, the Russian Defense Ministry claimed on March 13.

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Amid Russia’s rapid advance in its western Kursk region, Ukrainian troops have fully withdrawn from Sudzha — the only city they held there. Analysts say Ukraine is conducting an organized retreat and Russian forces are reclaiming territory with little to no resistance.

Russian forces have driven the Ukrainian army out of the biggest town in Russia's Kursk border region, officials claimed Thursday. Kursk regional governor Alexander Khinshtein said more than 120 people have been evacuated from Sudzha.

Russian war bloggers have strongly criticized the proposal for a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine, calling it "nothing but betrayal and sabotage." War bloggers argue that the United States and Ukraine might "abandon" the ceasefire conditions "at the first opportunity.

Russia says it won't make a decision on any peace plans until it receives an official proposal through diplomatic channels.