[2] Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Glushkovo.

[7] Glushkovsky District is in southwest Kursk Oblast, on the border with Ukraine.

The district lies on the Central Russian Upland; the terrain is a hilly plain averaging 200 meters (660 ft) above sea level.

[11] On 16 August, the major road bridge over the Seym river was destroyed by the Ukrainian military.

The loss of the bridge could hinder the relocation via land routes of the approximately 20,000 civilians in the district.