Martynovka, Kursk Oblast

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Martynovka
Мартыновка
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CountryRussia
Federal subjectKursk Oblast
Administrative districtSudzhansky District
SelsovietMartynovka
Population
 • Total
687

Martynovka (Russian: Мартыновка) is a village in Sudzhansky District, Kursk Oblast, Russia. Administrative centre of Martynovka village council.

Geography

The village is located on the Smerditsa River (a tributary of Sudzha), 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from the Russian-Ukrainian border, 80 kilometres (50 mi) southwest of Kursk, 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) northeast of the district centre — the town of Sudzha.

History

Russian invasion of Ukraine

The settlement came under pressure of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in August 2024 as part of the August 2024 Kursk Oblast incursion of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[2]

References

  1. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  2. Angelica Evans; Karolina Hird; Nicole Wolkov; Kateryna Stepanenko; George Barros (21 August 2024). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 21, 2024". understandingwar.org. ISW. Retrieved 22 August 2024. Russian milbloggers continued to claim that Ukrainian forces are advancing north of Sudzha near Malaya Loknya and are encircling Russian forces in Martynovka (northeast of Sudzha and 19km from the international border).