Novaya Sorochina

Novaya Sorochina (Russian: Новая Сорочина) is a village in western Russia, in Sudzhansky District of Kursk Oblast.

Novaya Sorochina Новая Сорочина
Village
Location of Novaya Sorochina
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Coordinates: 51°21′N 35°15′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Kursk Oblast
Administrative district	Sudzhansky District
Selsoviet	Malaya Loknya
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [1])
Postal code(s)[2]	307835
OKTMO ID	38640450126

Geography

The 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

Russian invasion of Ukraine

The 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]