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More children return to Ukraine from Russian occupation.

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Russia takes 12 Ukrainian war orphans to Moscow for brainwashing tours

Russian forces deport 12 Ukrainian war orphans from occupied Khartsyzsk to Moscow for propaganda activities and placement with Russian families, continuing systematic cultural erasure campaign.

byOlena Mukhina

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Moscow builds new propaganda broadcast network in occupied Ukrainian territories, blocks access to independent media

Russia expands propaganda reach with new broadcast network in occupied Ukraine, investing record $1.4 billion in state media while blocking independent information sources.

byOlena Mukhina

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Russia holds 301 Ukrainian civilian women captive, human rights group reports

As Russia continues to withhold information about detained civilians, the human rights defender group have confirmed that at least 301 Ukrainian women are being held captive, with the vast majority seized during the full-scale war.

byOlena Mukhina

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Russia occupies four more settlements in Donetsk Oblast – Deep State

The General Staff reports 170 combat encounters, with Russian troops launching 37 attack attempts on the Pokrovsk axis.

byMaria Tril

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Russia occupies Katerynivka and Yuriyivka in Donetsk Oblast – Deep State

Russian forces continue their advance in eastern Ukraine, capturing two settlements and making progress near nine others in Donetsk Oblast.

byMaria Tril

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Ukrainian HUR reports Russia blocks districts in occupied settlements to track internet users

In occupied territories, Russian forces are intensifying surveillance, blocking entire districts to identify residents accessing restricted internet sites, according to Ukraine’s military intelligence.

byOlena Mukhina

isw russian compatriot card program potentially justifying future foreign interventions passports russianconsultantscom

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Ukrainian residents in occupied regions face heating blackmail without Russian passport

The Center for National Resistance warns of a new strategy to pressure Ukrainian citizens through basic utility access.

byMaria Tril

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Russia seizes 5.5 times more Ukrainian territory in past two months than in all of 2023

A shortage of weapons for Ukrainian forces may be contributing to accelerated Russian advances, analysts suggest.

byMaria Tril

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Russia occupies Kasnohorivka, Donetsk Oblast – DeepState

Russian forces also advanced in Tsukuryno, near Hirnyk and Lyubymivka.

byMaria Tril

russian frigate carry kalibr cruise missiles black sea

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Ships aiding Russian looting in Ukraine’s occupied ports detained

Despite efforts to obscure their identities, these vessels are being tracked and face criminal charges for illegal border crossings.

byOlena Mukhina

russian occupiers remove ukrainian from school curriculum zaporizhzhia oblast

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Russians to train schoolchildren from occupied Luhansk for war against Ukraine

Students are being taken to Russian military camps for combat training, according to the Luhansk Regional State Administration.

byOlena Mukhina

Russian occupation troops on a tank get ready to take position near Donetsk airport during fighting with Ukrainian defenders in the town of Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, October 4, 2014. (Image: REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov)

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Politico: Russia sends 30,000 migrants to dig trenches in Ukraine

Moscow is using foreigners who have obtained Russian citizenship to aid the war.

byOlena Mukhina

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Ukraine records highest number of children’s deaths in Kharkiv and Donetsk regions

The most child casualties have been recorded in Donetsk and Kharkiv oblasts.

byOlena Mukhina

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FT: Ukrainian children deported to Russia listed on adoption websites with false identities

In March last year, the International Criminal Court issued warrants for the arrest of Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Children’s Commissioner Maria Lvova-Belova on war crimes charges related to the abduction of Ukrainian children.

byOlena Mukhina

Aerial view of Pripyat, Chernobyl Exclusion Zone

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Ukraine ratifies EBRD agreement for Chornobyl restoration after occupation by Russian military in 2022

This agreement opens the door for international aid from 18 countries, including the US, UK, Germany, France, and Canada.

byOlena Mukhina

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Stolen childhood: Ukrainian teens recount grim experiences under Russian occupation

Fear, violence and forced conscription drive Ukrainian teens to leave occupied towns

byChristine Chraibi

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Ukraine says women in Russian captivity subjected to physical and psychological abuse

Concerns escalate as the fate of some Ukrainian women missing since 2014 remains unknown, with Russia's silence amplifying fears of human rights abuses and disregard for humanitarian principles.

byOlena Mukhina

Ukraine city ruined by Russian occupation

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Kremlin forces Ukrainian women in occupied territories to be obedient at Russian Orthodox church forum

The Russian Orthodox Church organized a forum at the Tavriya Theological Seminary, bringing Ukrainian women from temporarily occupied regions to promote Kremlin-aligned ideologies and obedience.

byOlena Mukhina

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Russians in Kharkiv Oblast shot two Ukrainian civilians who attempted to flee Vovchansk

A 70-year-old man and his wife were attempting to evacuate Vovchansk when Russian forces opened fire against them.

byOlena Mukhina

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Ukraine ramps up efforts to find 52,000 missing citizens, including 3,700 children, since 2022

Recent research reveals a staggering number of 52,673 Ukrainians have gone missing since February 2022, highlighting the devastating human cost of the conflict.

byOlena Mukhina