Oleshnya, Kursk Oblast

Oleshnya is a rural settlement in western Russia, in Sudzansky District of Kursk Oblast.
The village borders in the west with the Russian-Ukrainian border and is located southwest of Kursk and south of the district centre of Sudzha.

History

[Russo-Ukrainian war]

The settlement came under the control of the Armed forces of Ukraine on 6 August 2024 during the August 2024 Kursk Oblast incursion. The Russian Ministry of Defence claimed to have repelled Ukrainian assaults near the settlement on 13 August 2024. On 19 April 2025, Russia announced it has recaptured the settlement, leaving Ukraine with almost no territory in Kursk Oblast.

Demographics

Note: Census data

Transportation

Oleshnya is located 2 km from the regional road, 8.5 km from the road, 9.5 km from the road, 3.5 km from the inter-municipal road, on roads and, 13 km from the nearest railway station in Sudzha.
117 km from V. G. Shukhov Airport (not far from Belgorod.