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.
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It’s not 1,000 days of Russia’s war. It’s 3,925 — and Western risk aversion is setting up the next thousand
Every Western compromise with Russia since 2014 led to more aggression. Those pushing for settlement now are inviting the next escalation.
Satellite imagery reveals ongoing fires at Russian-occupied offshore gas platforms in Black Sea
Some fires at the captured Ukrainian rigs continue for over two years.
Russians murder two women, shoot at civilian car, Ukrainian prosecutors say
Ukraine's Prosecutor General Office launched an investigation into Russian war crimes.
WSJ: Clan of Chechen warlord Kadyrov plunders, profits from captured Ukrainian steel plant in Mariupol
A son of Kadyrov's trusted lieutenant now oversees operations at the steel plant in occupied Mariupol, exporting steel and scrap metal to Russia, while also looting millions-worth equipment.
Chronically ill Ukrainians in occupation face loss of free medication access without Russian citizenship
Russia's new policy, set to take effect in 2025, affects all medical categories, including chronic conditions like diabetes and asthma.
Russian forces devastate Ukraine’s Askania-Nova national park, relocate animals
Kherson oblast chief reports Russian occupiers destroyed the Askania-Nova biosphere reserve, with animals relocated to Crimea and Russia. The reserve director disputes total destruction, but confirms significant damage to protected steppe areas and animal relocations.
Russia’s occupation forces register military unit at address of Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
Russia has registered its National Guard unit at the occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in an attempt to legitimize its ongoing illegal military presence at the nuclear station.
“We’re fighting now so our children won’t have to”: How Ukrainians defy Russian control on occupied lands
Ukrainian citizens are waging a multifaceted resistance against Russian occupation, ranging from refusing passports to sabotaging military equipment, a new comprehensive study reveals.
8 Ukrainian kids returned from Russian occupation tell of beatings and threats
A charitable organization Save Ukraine successfully brought eight Ukrainian children aged 7 to 17 and their families back to Ukraine from the Russian-occupied Kherson and Donetsk Oblasts.
Russian occupiers in Berdiansk plan secret burial of murdered Ukrainian teenagers
Russian occupation authorities of Berdiansk, consistently denied families access to the bodies of the teenagers, who were killed in 2023 by Russian occupiers, and now plan to bury them without their relatives knowing where and when, according to the Media Initiative for Human Rights (MIHR).
ISW: Russian-occupied areas in Ukraine hold preliminary voting for United Russia party
The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) states that Russian occupation authorities are using education and political systems to forcibly integrate Ukrainian civilians in the occupied areas into Russian sociocultural, economic, military, and governance systems.
Obey to pray: Russia’s ruthless crackdown on faith in occupied Ukraine
From a Protestant pastor imprisoned for his American citizenship, to an Orthodox bishop pressured to embrace the "Russian World," to an evangelical church shuttered after sheltering the displaced, the stories of religious persecution in occupied Ukraine are as diverse as they are devastating.
Rescuing art while the world burns: Prymachenko’s paintings survive Russian invasion
Invasion As Russia's "special military operation" turned Ivankiv into a war zone, a ragtag band of museum staff and locals decided that saving some folk art was more important than staying alive.
UK Intel: Russia seized 180 Ukrainian companies worth $ 11.5B since invasion
The report also highlights Russia's redistribution of assets to Kremlin-aligned businesspeople who support the war in Ukraine.
Official: Russia returns worst forms of Sovietism to occupied areas
Occupied Ukraine sees the return of Soviet-era practices, including coercion in recruitment, unpaid wages, long lines for services, and suppression of rights, as reported by a Zaporizhzhia Oblast official.
UK intel: Russia threatens to deport Ukrainians without Russian passports from occupied areas
Russia forcing Ukrainian residents in occupied areas to accept Russian citizenship or face deportation, per UK intelligence.
Energoatom: Russia-seized Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant survives eight full blackouts since invasion started
At the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, Europe's largest nuclear station, eight blackouts and one partial outage have occurred amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine since 2022, raising concerns about nuclear safety risks under Russian occupation.
Russian war’s cruel whims: some Ukrainian towns rebuild, others remain decimated
Thirty kilometers from the Ukrainian capital, the villages that saved it from the Russian invasion are now either ghost town or success story
ISW: Four reasons why there is no alternative to the total liberation of Ukraine
Anything short of restoration of Ukraine's 1991 borders will be economically unliftable for Ukraine and the West