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Quick Facts

- There is no evidence to support the claim that "Ukraine will hold a referendum in Suja, Kursk Oblast, Russia". The claim was based on a screenshot of a document showing a meeting of the Sumy District Council of Sumy, Ukraine, on August 8. The document has been proven to be false, and the Sumy District Council has not held any meetings recently.

- The picture of "Zelensky's visit to Suja" circulated on the Internet appeared in 2022. This picture shows Zelensky visiting a military base on the front line in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine.

Background

Since August 6, the Russian border state of Kursk has been under heavy attack from Ukrainian ground forces. On the 10th, Ukrainian President Zelensky admitted for the first time that Ukrainian troops were conducting military operations in Kursk.

There are rumors on social media that Ukraine is about to hold a referendum in the Suzya region of Kursk. This region borders the Sumy region of Ukraine. A screenshot of a document suspected to be from the Sumy District Council shows that the Sumy District will accept the Suzya city and Suzya district of Kursk Oblast as part of the Sumy District of Sumy Oblast, Ukraine, and will hold a referendum and elections for state power and local self-government institutions in the "Suzya District of Sumy District, Sumy Oblast".