Rylsk is a town and the administrative center of Rylsky District in Kursk Oblast, western Russia, located on the right bank of the Seym River 124 kilometres (77 mi) west of Kursk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 15,069 (2021 Census); 15,671 (2010 Census); 17,603 (2002 Census); 19,472 (1989 Soviet census); 19,000 (1974).