“Rashists in panic”: Russia paralyzes Simferopol traffic after Ukrainian strike on “best-protected” airfield
Russia launches mass civilian checks.
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Russia to hand occupied Mariupol to Chechen Akhmat units as “payment” for loyalty — partisans report new forces arriving
Mariupol's industrial capabilities are being transferred to Chechen control.
Moscow has its “peacekeepers” there: Romania, NATO member, ready to discuss unification with Moldova amid Russia’s war
Romania ready to negotiate merger with Moldova as Sandu says country struggles to "survive" alone.
Putin selfies for homework: NYT reveals life inside Russia’s occupation schools
Assignments include watching Putin's speeches and uploading a selfie with his face on screen
Bring Kids Back UA evacuates teenager targeted by occupation authorities with fake criminal case
Russian police pressured an 18-year-old Ukrainian into signing documents without explanation, then used those papers to justify months of threats and surveillance before he managed to escape through a presidential evacuation program
Russia occupied 0.72% of Ukraine’s territory in 2025, DeepState reports
Nearly one-fifth of Ukraine's territory now sits under Russian occupation, with Donetsk Oblast reaching 78.1% captured by the start of 2026, DeepState reports.
Moscow to weaponize occupied territories’ votes against Ukraine elections — Zelenskyy
Russia has already begun preparations to undermine Ukraine's planned presidential elections by demanding voting rights for Ukrainians in occupied territories and Russia
Putin signs law to seize Ukrainian homes on occupied territories until 2030
At least 25,000 real estate objects in Russian-occupied Ukrainian territories were already declared "ownerless" this fall, Donbas.Realities reported
67% of Crimea’s repression targets one people: Crimean Tatars. The US peace plan would hand them to Russia
Crimean Tatars survived Stalin's deportation. Now they face Russia's repression.
Putin boasts of economic strength. ISW says he’s bluffing to pressure the West
Analysts say Kremlin pairs economic claims with "inevitable victory" narrative.
Metal boxes, electrocution, icy water: Ukraine exposes Russian torturer of Lithuanian volunteer by name
First one handed over. Second one exposed.
From proxies to puppets: Russia strips collaborators of power in occupied territories
New “curator” positions shift all major decisions to Moscow as local proxies lose influence in “Effective Region” project.
Promised “safe service,” Ukrainians in occupied Kherson are thrown into Russia’s front-line meat grinder to fight against their own people
Despite assurances they would not see combat, at least thousands of men drafted by Russia in the occupied region are being sent into active fighting after short training.
Russian commander broke into Ukrainian woman’s home, aimed gun at her, and raped her. Justice found him three years later
A Russian commander from Buryatia has been found guilty of a war crime.
Crimean deputies train for combat in private army that deploys twenty buses to front
Fighters lack legal status, won't receive veteran benefits despite combat duty.
Bucha was only beginning: Russian troops deliberately kill men and use women, children as “human shields” in Ukraine — military
Presence of civilians doubles the complexity for Ukrainian forces, forcing them to balance protection with combat under constant threat.
Russian advance stalls — September sees lowest territorial gains since May, but it’s not time to relax
Russian attempts via gas pipelines were thwarted, but Kupiansk remains on high alert for renewed attacks.
Russian forces capture two villages in Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts – Deep State
The Russian army also advanced near three settlements in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast and one in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
Russia jails two Ukrainian journalists for 15 and 16 years for covering occupation
Reporters Without Borders warns that the harsh sentences send a chilling signal to other detained journalists in occupied Ukraine.
Russia is turning Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia plant into nuclear weapon with offering “joint control” over facility, says Kyiv
Russia is turning the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant into a nuclear weapon. Any attempt by Moscow to impose new forms…