Russian occupation

Fuel shortage sinks Crimea tourism

A fuel shortage in Russian-occupied Crimea has prompted widespread cancellations of hotel bookings, Russian propaganda outlet RBC reported on June 15, citing industry sources.

15 June, 07:56 PM

Record comms failure hits Russian-occupied ZNPP amid increased military activity

Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) suffered its longest communications blackout since 2022 amid reports of increased military activity near the plant, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi reported on May 28.

29 May, 08:04 AM

Russia turns occupied Mariupol into a hub for theft, evictions and resettlement

NV examined Mariupol’s recent history, a city Putin planned to remake as a new postwar Grozny but got no further than devastating destruction and showpiece “reconstruction.”

20 May, 12:14 PM

Kyiv warns of humanitarian crisis under Russian occupation in southern Ukraine

Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry called on the international community to urgently help residents of occupied parts of Kherson Oblast who face a deepening humanitarian crisis caused by Russian occupation.

6 May, 08:22 PM

Russians steal painting by Kherson artist Kravchenko

Representatives of the Kherson Art Museum identified another painting stolen by Russian invaders. It turned out to be Evening in the Studio by Volodymyr Kravchenko. The work is currently being held illegally in Crimea, the museum’s Facebook page reported on April 23.

24 April, 06:50 PM

DeepState reports fall of Myrne village near Hulyaipole

Russian troops have occupied the village of Myrne in the Hulyaipole district of Zaporizhzhya Oblast, DeepState analytical project reported on April 12.

13 April, 09:19 AM

Kremlin plans illegal land grants in occupied Kherson Oblast

Moscow is preparing to grant land to Russian troops and their families in parts of Ukraine’s Kherson Oblast under occupation, Novaya Gazeta Europe reported on April 10.

11 April, 04:51 AM

Russian deserters terrorize villages on temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories

Russian army deserters are operating in the temporarily occupied territories, Russian forces are now targeting them during most of their searches, Association of Middle East Studies Deputy Director Serhii Danylov said in an interview with NV.

26 March, 09:27 AM

Ukraine appeals $22 million claim against Russia for bank losses

The Northern Commercial Court of Appeal is reviewing an appeal by Ukraine's Deposit Guarantee Fund against a Kyiv Commercial Court ruling that dismissed a claim seeking more than 920 million hryvnias ($21 million) in damages from Russia for losses suffered by four banks since 2014, the Deposit Guarantee Fund reported on Feb. 25.

26 February, 12:45 PM

Russian troops seize Donbas village, push into three settlements

Russian forces captured the village of Rivne in the Pokrovsk district of Donetsk Oblast and made advances inside the cities of Pokrovsk, Myrnohrad and Rodynske, Ukraine’s DeepState monitoring project reported on Feb. 16.

16 February, 03:03 PM

Energoatom rejects joint use of ZNPP with Russia

It would be “absurd” to try and operate the occupied Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) jointly with Russia, state nuclear operator Energoatom said on Feb. 6.

7 February, 12:11 AM

Zelenskyy: Russia will lose 800,000 troops to seize Donbas

Moscow will have to pay an “extremely high price” in the lives of hundreds of thousands of Russian soldiers to fully seize the Donbas region and the whole of eastern Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview with French broadcaster France 2 on Feb. 4.

5 February, 09:05 AM

Kremlin turns payments into surveillance tool in occupied Ukraine

Russia will tighten control over citizens’ money transfers and digital payments in 2026, giving regulators direct access to payment system data, Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation wrote on Jan. 11.

12 January, 12:27 PM

Kherson agriculture turned into corruption hub under Russian occupation

Russia's occupation administration has introduced de facto manual control over the agricultural sector in Ukraine’s Kherson Oblast, drastically changing operating conditions for local farmers, National Resistance Center (NRC) reported on Jan. 11.

12 January, 09:24 AM

Russian forces advance near two villages in Donetsk Oblast

Russian invasion forces advanced near the villages of Markovе and Kleban-Byk in Ukraine's Donetsk Oblast, the DeepState monitoring project reported on Jan. 10.

10 January, 03:30 PM

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

Industrial dumps poison river, soil and people in occupied Luhansk

Luhan River in occupied Luhansk suffers from mass pollution as industrial plants systematically dump waste into the water, creating a serious threat to the environment and the health of local residents, National Resistance Center reported on Dec. 9.

10 December 2025, 09:24 AM

Putin vows to seize all of Donbas and 'Novorossiya' either way

Moscow will "in any case" occupy "Donbas and Novorossiya" — either by military means or "otherwise," Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview with India Today on Dec. 4, amid U.S. peace proposals, according to Russian state media.

4 December 2025, 12:14 PM

Russian troops seize 505 sq. km. in Ukraine in November

Russian invasion forces advanced on multiple frontline sectors in November, occupying 505 square kilometers of Ukrainian territory — nearly double September's gains, the DeepState monitoring project reported on Telegram Dec. 1.

1 December 2025, 05:27 PM

Russian forces advance near Pokrovsk and three villages

Russian invasion forces advanced near four settlements in Ukraine's Donetsk and Zaporizhzhya oblasts, including on the outskirts of the strategic city of Pokrovsk, according to an updated map from the DeepState monitoring project on Nov. 10.

10 November 2025, 06:50 PM

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