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Russia legalizes seizing homes of Ukrainian refugees

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin signed legislation authorizing outright confiscation of homes belonging to Ukrainians who fled from occupied areas of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhya oblasts, independent newspaper The Moscow Times reported on Dec. 16.

16 December 2025, 11:52 PM

Lithuania to freeze or confiscate Belarusian assets on its soil

Lithuania's State Defense Council will discuss in mid-December which Minsk-held assets in Lithuania could be frozen or confiscated, President Gitanas Nausėda said in an interview with local TV channel LRT on Dec. 9.

9 December 2025, 03:18 PM

Ukraine seizes Wagner mercenary properties in two regions

Prosecutors uncovered apartments, homes, and land plots owned by Wagner private military company fighters in Ukraine's Odesa and Kharkiv oblasts, imposing restrictions on the assets, the Prosecutor General's Office reported on Nov. 28.

28 November 2025, 04:50 PM

UK still houses unfrozen property of sanctioned Russian oligarchs - Russian media

UK authorities still haven’t frozen dozens of properties worth about £700M ($920M), linked to sanctioned Russian oligarchs, including estates tied to Roman Abramovich, The Moscow Times wrote on Nov. 3.

4 November 2025, 08:15 AM

Seized Russian industrial company sold into private hands

Hennadii Butkevych, co-owner of one of Ukraine’s largest retail chains ATB Market, paid UAH1.89 billion ($45 million) for Aerok LLC, previously owned by Russian oligarch Andrei Molchanov, the State Property Fund reported on Jan. 23.

23 January 2025, 08:36 PM

Ukrainian court transfers Medvedchuk's luxury estate to state management

A sports base converted into a private residence by Viktor Medvedchuk, an ally of Vladimir Putin, has been valued at over 757 million hryvnias ($18.1 million) and transferred to the management of the Ukrainian Asset Recovery and Management Agency.

2 December 2024, 03:56 PM

Russia enforces land confiscation laws in occupied Ukrainian territories

Russian invaders are conducting raids to confiscate land and housing that have not been re-registered according to Russian law in the temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories, the National Resistance Center (NRC) reported on Sept. 20.

23 September 2024, 12:18 PM

Ukraine privatizes plant confiscated from Russian senator

Ukraine has transferred Motordetal-Konotop LLC, which was confiscated from a Russian senator, to the State Property Fund of Ukraine for further privatization, according to an order published on the Government portal on Aug. 2.

5 August 2024, 02:35 PM

State Park-Memorial gains control of Yanukovych's confiscated property

The State Park-Memorial Mezhyhirya has taken ownership of movable property seized in the case against exiled former President Viktor Yanukovych, the Asset Recovery and Management Agency (ARMA) reported on July 15.

15 July 2024, 05:23 PM

Eurovision winner Jamala among 110 targeted by Russia for supporting Ukraine

Russia has expanded its list of individuals and entities accused of committing "unfriendly actions against Russia," adding Ukrainian singer Jamala among 110 others, according to a report by Zmina on June 9.

10 June 2024, 12:59 PM

Chernihiv Oblast Military Medical Commission head detained for aiding draft evasion

The head of the Chernihiv Oblast Military Medical Commission (MMC) has been arrested for allegedly helping draft dodgers avoid conscription, Ukraine's SBU security service reported on Telegram on April 9.

9 April 2024, 03:58 PM

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