Oleshnya (Russian: Олешня) is a rural settlement (khutor) in western Russia, in Sudzansky District of Kursk Oblast.

The village borders in the west with the Russian-Ukrainian border and is located 98.44 kilometres (61.17 mi) southwest of Kursk and 18 kilometres (11 mi) south of the district centre of Sudzha.

The settlement came under the control of the Armed forces of Ukraine on 6 August 2024 during the August 2024 Kursk Oblast incursion.

[3] The Russian Ministry of Defence claimed to have repelled Ukrainian assaults near the settlement on 13 August 2024.

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