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Life in occupied Donetsk: no water, no power, and run by Russian carpetbaggers

Over twelve grueling years of Russian occupation, Donetsk has regressed from a gleaming, ambitious European metropolis that rivaled Kyiv in capital and swagger into a hollowed-out ghost town where basic municipal utilities have ceased to exist.

15 October, 09:00 AM

PACE unanimously declares Russia’s newly formed State Duma illegitimate

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe unanimously declared Russia’s new State Duma illegitimate at a Sept. 30 plenary session in Strasbourg, with all 59 members present backing the decision.

1 October, 03:39 PM

Russia to force occupied Oleshky residents to say they are ‘happy’ in staged videos – Ukrainian FM

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said Russia is preparing dozens of staged propaganda videos featuring residents of occupied Oleshky in Kherson Oblast to conceal a humanitarian disaster in the city on Sept. 30.

30 September, 02:50 PM

Ukrainian forces strike Russian Pantsir-S2, command posts and drone launch sites

Ukraine’s military struck a Russian Pantsir-S2 air defense system in Bryansk Oblast and several military targets in occupied Ukraine on Sept. 27 and overnight into Sept. 28, the General Staff said.

28 September, 02:48 PM

Russia deploys ambulances as military transports in occupied Horlivka — video

Russian forces are deploying civilian ambulances to ferry combat troops and Kadyrovites in occupied Horlivka, watchdog head Petro Andriushchenko said in an interview with Radio NV on Sept. 23.

24 September, 08:05 AM

Hunger in Oleshky: About 2,000 people cut off from supplies since may in Russian-occupied city

Hunger is spreading in Russian-occupied Oleshky in Kherson Oblast, where food deliveries have been blocked since May 26, roads are mined and evacuation is nearly impossible, Polish-Ukrainian outlet Sestry reported on Sept. 21.

21 September, 12:58 PM

Mass blackouts hit occupied Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhya oblasts

A large-scale power outage swept across Russian-occupied territories in Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhya oblasts following a drone strike on the Shchastya Thermal Power Plant, Russian media outlet Astra reported on Aug. 28.

28 August, 08:21 AM

Ukraine's drone forces strike 27 energy facilities in occupied Crimea and southern territories in six days

Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces struck 27 energy facilities in occupied Crimea and Russian-held areas of southern mainland Ukraine from Aug. 17-22, commander Robert Brovdi, call sign Madyar, said.

23 August, 10:57 AM

Azov drones obliterate Russian fuel hubs — video

Ukrainian forces utilized strike drones to destroy Russian fuel supplies across temporarily occupied Donetsk Oblast, the 1st National Guard Corps Azov reported on Aug. 17.

17 August, 01:14 PM

Russia plans to scrap border zones with occupied territories

Russia's FSB plans to change border-zone rules in parts of Rostov and Voronezh oblasts bordering temporarily occupied areas of Ukraine, as well as between occupied Crimea and part of Kherson Oblast, Ukraine's Foreign Ministry said on Aug. 15.

15 August, 06:41 PM

Ukraine strikes Russian drone centers and river crossing

Ukrainian forces struck a series of high-value Russian military targets across Zaporizhzhya, Donetsk, and Kursk oblasts overnight, AFU General Staff reported on Aug. 5.

5 August, 02:30 PM

Russia occupied more territory than Ukraine liberated in July — DeepState

Russia occupied more Ukrainian territory in July than Ukraine’s Defense Forces recaptured, battlefield monitoring project DeepState reported.

3 August, 10:07 AM

Ukraine strikes FSB coordination center in occupied Kherson Oblast

Special forces from the Security Service of Ukraine’s Alpha Special Operations Center struck a Russian Federal Security Service coordination center and personnel base in occupied Kherson Oblast, the SBU said on Monday, July 20.

20 July, 04:33 PM

Ukraine hits 83 energy sites in occupied territories since July 1

Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces struck 83 energy infrastructure sites in Crimea and other Russian-occupied territories between July 1 and July 18, Commander Robert Brovdi, known by the callsign Madyar, said, releasing video of the strikes.

18 July, 11:53 PM

EU weighs specialized platform to secure release of Ukrainian civilian detainees – Kallas

The EU may establish a platform to coordinate the release of Ukrainian civilians illegally detained by Russia in occupied territories, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas announced ahead of a meeting in Brussels on July 13, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reported.

13 July, 01:25 PM

Ukrainian forces escalate strikes on Russian supply arteries — ISW

Ukraine continues to expand the intensity and range of its deep and middle strike campaigns against Russian logistics, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported on June 22.

23 June, 11:22 AM

Ukrainian bridge strikes threaten to derail Russian offensive preparations — ISW

Ukrainian strikes on bridges connecting occupied Kherson Oblast and Crimea could derail Russia's offensive preparations while fueling severe gasoline shortages on the peninsula, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on June 11.

12 June, 09:30 AM

Ukraine faces best battlefield situation in 2.5 years – Zelenskyy

The military situation is currently the most favorable for Ukraine in the past two and a half years, adding that momentum is gradually shifting back in Kyiv's favor, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on June 9.

9 June, 10:27 AM

Ukrainian unit targets Russian logistics in occupied Horlivka

Drone operators from Ukraine's 28th Separate Mechanized Brigade said they had established fire control over the Russian-occupied city of Horlivka in Donetsk Oblast, releasing video footage of the operation on June 4.

4 June, 06:50 PM

Stranded Russian vacationers forced to walk as Crimea runs completely out of gas

Russian tourists are unable to leave occupied Crimea due to severe gasoline shortage, with vacationers complaining about the inability to purchase fuel vouchers, the independent news outlet Astra reported on June 4.

4 June, 02:54 PM

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