Oleshnya, Kursk Oblast
Oleshnya
Олешня | |
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Location of Oleshnya  | |
  Oleshnya  Oleshnya | |
| Coordinates: 51°09′07″N 35°08′58″E / 51.15194°N 35.14944°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Kursk Oblast |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [1]) |
| Postal code(s)[2] | 307814 |
| OKTMO ID | 38640433111 |
Oleshnya (Russian: Олешня) is a rural settlement (khutor) in western Russia, in Sudzansky District of Kursk Oblast.
The village borders in the west with the Russian-Ukrainian border and is located 98.44 kilometres (61.17 mi) southwest of Kursk and 18 kilometres (11 mi) south of the district centre of Sudzha.
History
[edit]Russo-Ukrainian War
[edit]The settlement came under the control of the Armed forces of Ukraine on 6 August 2024 during the August 2024 Kursk Oblast incursion.[3] The Russian Ministry of Defence claimed to have repelled Ukrainian assaults near the settlement on 13 August 2024.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). 3 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
- ^ Angelica Evans; Grace Mappes; Davit Gasparyan; Nicole Wolkov; Frederick W. Kagan (6 August 2024). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 6, 2024". understandingwar.org. ISW. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
Russian milbloggers claimed that Ukrainian forces attacked from two directions: from the Sudzha checkpoint (on the border northeast of Sumy City along the H-07/R-200 highways) in the direction of Sudzha and Oleshnya; and from Novehke, Sumy Oblast (northeast of the Sudzha checkpoint and Sumy City) towards Oleshnya, Kursk Oblast.
- ^ "Минобороны РФ заявило, что российские войска помешали ВСУ прорваться вглубь Курской области в 28 километрах от границы". Meduza (in Russian). Retrieved 14 August 2024.
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