Ukrainian defenders have taken control of the town of Sudzha in the Kursk region of Russia. Their successes have also been recorded in several other settlements, according to the DeepState map. According to the map, Ukrainian defenders now control: Sudzha;Lyubimovka;Goncharovka;Lebedevka;Zaoleshenka;Kurilovka;Plekhovo.Photo: map of hostilities in the Kursk region (DeepState map) The purpose of this operation, as stated by the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is not to seize Russian territories, but to protect Ukrainians. Background On Monday, 12 August, Ukraine first acknowledged that it…