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‘We’re Not Thieves’: Mariupol Residents Plead With Putin to Replace Destroyed Homes

A group of residents accused Kremlin-backed authorities of offering them properties abandoned by their owners.

Ukrainian Attack on Occupied Kherson Kills At Least 2, Moscow-Backed Governor Says

The Kremlin-installed governor Vladimir Saldo claimed Ukrainian forces had fired “cluster munitions” near a school in the town of Bekhtery.

opinion Jade McGlynn

We Can’t Condemn the People of Occupied Ukraine to the Reality of Russian Occupation

Real lives are being treated as bargaining chips as they face brutal repression under Moscow's control.

Russia Claims New Villages in Eastern Ukraine

One of the villages lies on the western bank of the Oskil River, which Ukrainian officials say Russia has established a bridgehead.

Ukrainian Airstrikes on Occupied Donetsk Kill 3, Moscow-Backed Official Says

Local authorities accused the Ukrainian military of firing HIMARS rockets on a square in the region’s main city of Donetsk.

Ukrainian Strike on Occupied Kherson Kills Doctor, Kremlin-Backed Official Says

The attack happened in the Russian-held town of Oleshky in the southern Kherson region.

Sberbank Opens First Full-Service Branches in Occupied Ukraine’s Kherson, Zaporizhzhia Regions

Sberbank was among the first Russian companies to be sanctioned over the invasion of Ukraine, leading to its complete withdrawal from the European market...

Putin Allows Officials in Occupied Ukraine to Hide Their Work

The law comes on the heels of the assassination of Sergei Yevsyukov, the former head of the infamous Olenivka prison.

Blast Kills Former Head of Infamous Prison in Russian-Occupied Ukraine, Reports Say

Sergei Yevsyukov was the head of Olenivka prison at the time of the 2022 explosion that killed 50 Ukrainian POWs and injured 130 more.

Russia Claims Captured Ukraine Village Near Logistics Hub: Defense Ministry

By capturing Vishneve, the Kremlin is one step closer to sieging Pokrovsk, an important logistical hub in eastern occupied Ukraine

Russian Army Claims New Advance in East Ukraine

Russian army units "liberated the settlement of Izmailovka," the Russian defense ministry said in a daily briefing

Crimea Oil Depot Burns 3 Days After Ukraine Strike

The fire spread from an initial area of 800 square meters to 2,500 square meters, and 1,129 people have been evacuated from the area.

Russia’s Tax Revenue From Occupied Ukrainian Regions Tops 2023 Levels

Russia still plans to continue pouring billions of dollars in subsidies into the regions, according to its draft federal budget.

Over 1K Evacuated After Ukraine Hits Annexed Crimea’s ‘Largest’ Oil Depot

The evacuation comes after the Ukrainian strike on the oil terminal sparked a large fire.

Russia Jails Ukrainian Woman 8 Years for Annexation Day Bomb Plot – Mediazona

Irina Navalna, who evacuated Mariupol during Russia's siege of the city but later returned, accused police of torturing her into falsely incriminating...

Russia Says Captured Another Village in Eastern Ukraine

As Russian army's gradual advance in Ukraine's Donetsk region continues, five more civilians have been killed in the country's south and east

Russian Soldiers Charged With Killing U.S. Man Who Fought for Moscow in Eastern Ukraine

Russel Bentley was a self-described communist from Dallas, Texas, who joined pro-Russia separatists in 2014 to fight against Ukraine.

Ukrainian Attack on Donetsk Region Market Kills 3, Moscow-Backed Official Says

The Kremlin-appointed governor of the Donetsk region, Denis Pushilin, claimed the strike was carried out using NATO-standard artillery shells.

Russia Says Ukraine Struck Shopping Mall in Occupied Donetsk

Eyewitness videos shared on social media showed flames and thick black smoke engulfing the entirety of a large two-story structure.

Russia Relocates Some Displaced Kursk Residents to Occupied Ukraine

Kursk authorities said they are working with Moscow-appointed officials in the Zaporizhzhia region to accommodate evacuees at resorts and health spas near...

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