Novaya Sorochina (Russian: Новая Сорочина) is a village in western Russia, in Sudzhansky District of Kursk Oblast.
Novaya Sorochina
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| Coordinates: 51°24′N 35°12′E / 51.4°N 35.2°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Kursk Oblast |
| Administrative district | Sudzhansky District |
| Selsoviet | Malaya Loknya |
| Population | |
• Estimate (2010) | 24 ) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [1]) |
| Postal code[2] | 307835 |
| OKTMO ID | 38640450126 |
Geography
editThe village is located on the Malaya Loknya River (a tributary of the Loknya River in the Sudzha basin), 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) from the Russian-Ukrainian border, 80.79 kilometres (50.20 mi) southwest of Kursk, 19 kilometres (12 mi) north of the district centre — the town of Sudzha, 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) from the village council centre — Malaya Loknya.
History
editRussian invasion of Ukraine
editThe settlement witnessed fighting in 2024 as part of the 2024 Kursk offensive of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[3] Sometime during the offensive, Ukraine occupied Novaya Sorochina.
On 28 February 2025, Russian forces regained control of the village.[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)
- ↑ "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 7, 2024". understandingwar.org. ISW. 7 December 2024. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
Geolocated footage published on December 7 indicates that Ukrainian forces recently advanced in central Pogrebki and likely seized Orlovka, Maryevka, Malaya Loknya, Staraya Sorochina, and Novaya Sorochina (all northwest of Sudzha).
- ↑ "Российские войска отбили у ВСУ курскую деревню Новая Сорочина" (in Russian). Kommersant. 28 February 2025. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
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