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Government failed internally displaced Ukrainians, expert says

The Ukrainian government has “botched” efforts to take proper care of internally displaced persons (IDPs), focusing too much on refugees abroad, Petro Andriushchenko, head of the Center for the Study of Occupation, told NV Radio on Sept. 25.

26 September 2025, 12:39 AM

Partisans cripple Russian military logistics in occupied Berdyansk

A Russian military fuel truck and a UAZ vehicle were torched in the city of Berdyansk in the temporarily occupied part of Zaporizhzhya Oblast, the Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar resistance movement Atesh reported on Telegram on Sept. 25, posting photos and a video from the site.

25 September 2025, 10:44 AM

Ukraine can fully liberate its territory, Trump says

In a sudden reversal of his usual pro-Russian rhetoric, U.S. President Donald Trump said Ukraine can “fight and win” all its sovereign territory currently under Russian occupation.

23 September 2025, 11:09 PM

Ukraine cripples ammo, drone depots in Russia-occupied territories

Ukrainian forces successfully targeted several key Russian ammunition and drone storage sites in temporarily occupied areas of Ukraine in August and September, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported on Telegram on Sept. 22.

22 September 2025, 10:44 AM

Russia intensifies forced mobilization of Ukrainians in occupied territories

Russian occupation forces are planning to increase the pace of mobilizing Ukrainian citizens in the temporarily occupied territories, Ukraine’s Center for National Resistance (NRC) wrote on Sept. 4.

5 September 2025, 09:11 AM

Russian military trucks spotted hauling stolen watermelons from occupied Ukrainian territory — photo

Russian invaders were seen transporting watermelons on military trucks from occupied Ukrainian territory, a local official said on Telegram on Aug. 22.

22 August 2025, 11:09 AM

Moscow plans to educate Chinese children in occupied Ukraine

Moscow and Beijing are planning to establish a Chinese educational “enclave” in occupied Luhansk Oblast in eastern Ukraine, the Eastern Human Rights Group told NV on Aug. 16.

18 August 2025, 10:09 PM

Trump supports Putin’s demand for total Donbas control, frozen front lines

U.S. President Donald Trump supports Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s proposal for Moscow to gain full control over the Donbas region and freeze the front lines in other oblasts as part of a potential deal with Ukraine, Fox News reported on Aug. 16, citing a European diplomat.

17 August 2025, 09:36 PM

Washington, Moscow discussed ‘West Bank–Style’ model for Russian occupation of Ukraine—report

When U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff met with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin last week, the parties discussed a “West Bank–Style” model for Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine, The Times reported on Aug. 13, citing a U.S. National Security Council source.

13 August 2025, 11:41 PM

Examining transplant Russian judges doling out ‘justice’ in occupied Ukraine

After three and a half years of full-scale war, 20% of Ukrainian territory remains under Russian occupation. As part of its efforts to consolidate the imperial occupation of Ukraine’s Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhya, and Kherson oblasts, Moscow dispatched scores of judges to weaponize law itself. NV presents an investigation into this corps of transplant judges.

11 August 2025, 07:26 PM

Trump on his peace plan: Ukraine would regain some land but give up others

U.S. President Donald Trump said his plan to end the war in Ukraine envisions a territorial swap under which Ukraine would regain part of its land but be forced to relinquish other areas, he wrote on his X account on Aug. 8.

9 August 2025, 10:20 AM

Ukraine rescues 13-year-old girl from Russian-occupied territory

A 13-year-old girl has been returned from Russian-occupied territory to Ukraine-controlled areas, a senior official said on Aug. 4.

5 August 2025, 11:59 AM

19-year-old girl returns to Ukraine after 11 years under Russian pressure in occupied territory

A 19-year-old girl who spent 11 years under Russian pressure in occupied territory has been returned to Ukraine, Head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak said on Telegram on Aug. 2.

2 August 2025, 10:04 PM

Ukraine returns 11 more children taken to Russia and occupied territories — President’s Office

As part of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Bring Kids Back UA initiative, 11 Ukrainian children aged 10 to 17 were returned from occupied territories and Russia, Head of the President’s Office Andriy Yermak announced on Telegram on July 19.

19 July 2025, 01:04 PM

Explosions rock occupied Luhansk amid reported UAV attack

Explosions rocked Russian-occupied city of Luhansk as the city was attacked by drones, Astra Telegram channel wrote on July 1.

1 July 2025, 08:18 AM

Russia holds 35,000 abducted Ukrainian children — Yale research

Russian authorities may be hosting as many as 35,000 children abducted from occupied Ukrainian territory, according to the Humanitarian Research Lab (HRL), ran under the auspices of the Yale School of Public Health.

27 June 2025, 11:48 PM

Russian invaders continue efforts to capture Chasiv Yar, but Ukrainian forces are successfully defending it

Russian invaders are attempting to fully occupy Chasiv Yar in Donetsk Oblast every day, with Ukrainian servicemen successfully repelling the attacks, according to Andriy Polukhin, a representative of the press service of the 24th Mechanized Brigade, speaking on Espresso TV on June 19.

19 June 2025, 03:39 PM

Kremlin admits blast on Crimean Bridge but denies any damage

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov commented the attack on the Crimean Bridge by Ukraine’s Security Service, falsely claiming there was no damage on June 4.

4 June 2025, 03:09 PM

NV uncovers hidden gas flow from Crimea to occupied Ukrainian territories

NV has obtained documents revealing a scheme by the Russian government and Crimea's occupation authorities to supply energy from the annexed peninsula to occupied areas of Kherson, Zaporizhzhya and Luhansk oblasts on June 3.

3 June 2025, 11:39 AM

Russian troops occupy village of Kostiantynivka in Sumy Oblast

Russian troops have occupied the village of Kostiantynivka in Ukraine’s Sumy Oblast, according to the analytical portal DeepState on June 2.

2 June 2025, 02:57 PM

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