Russian occupation

Russia occupies Uspenivka in Zaporizhzhya Oblast

Russian troops occupied Uspenivka village in Zaporizhzhya Oblast, and also advanced near Stebova Novoselivka in Kharkiv Oblast, and near Zlahoda (until 2024 known as Pershotravneve), Solodke, and Okhotnyche in Zaporizhzhya Oblast, the DeepState monitoring group reported on Nov. 9.

9 November 2025, 11:25 PM

Russia bans electric vehicles from Crimean Bridge

Russian occupation “authorities” in Crimea have banned electric and hybrid vehicles from crossing the Crimean Bridge starting Nov. 3, citing a potential terrorist threat, Russian propaganda outlet RBC reported on Oct. 31.

1 November 2025, 02:23 AM

Localized ceasefire around ZNPP is planned to allow for repairs

To repair damaged transmission lines at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), Kyiv and Moscow could agree a temporary pause in hostilities around the facility on Oct. 17, Sky News reported on Oct. 16.

16 October 2025, 11:43 PM

Russia jails 55-year-old ZNPP engineer

Russian occupation “authorities” have sentenced 55-year-old Enerhodar resident Ruslan Lavryk, a radio engineer at Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), to 16 years in prison, Enerhodar Mayor Dmytro Orlov said on Oct. 15.

16 October 2025, 12:53 AM

Zaporizhzhya NPP now reconnecting to Ukraine’s power grid, IAEA says

Having spent weeks running on emergency diesel generators, the Russia-occupied Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) is being reconnected to the Ukrainian power grid, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) announced on Oct. 9.

9 October 2025, 11:52 PM

Russia deliberately cut power to occupied Zaporizhzhya NPP, Ukrainian FM Sybiha says

Russia deliberately cut power to occupied Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) as part of a test shutdown and is preparing to connect the facility to its own grid, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on Oct. 2.

2 October 2025, 09:51 PM

Zelenskyy awards Hero of Ukraine title to slain MP Andriy Parubiy

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Oct. 1 signed a decree awarding the title of Hero of Ukraine to slain lawmaker Andriy Parubiy.

1 October 2025, 05:39 PM

Zelenskyy awards ‘Hero City’ title to 16 Ukrainian cities

President Volodymyr Zelensky granted the honorary Hero City title to 16 Ukrainian cities on Defenders Day, he wrote on Telegram on Oct. 1.

1 October 2025, 01:22 PM

Zelenskyy sounds alarm over Zaporizhzhya NPP

Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) has entered its seventh consecutive day of relying on emergency diesel generators and remains disconnected from the power grid, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sept. 30.

1 October 2025, 12:36 AM

Google’s new satellite images expose Kremlin’s destruction of Mariupol - photos

Google’s September 2025 satellite update of occupied Mariupol reveals the mass destruction of historic neighborhoods and construction of new housing blocks on the ruins, Suspilne wrote in its investigation, published on Sept. 29.

30 September 2025, 09:15 AM

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

Zaporizhzhya NPP remains cut off from power grid

Russian occupation forces have kept the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) operating on emergency diesel generators for a second day after cutting its only connection to the Ukrainian power grid, Ukraine’s state nuclear operator Energoatom said on Sept. 25.

25 September 2025, 11:52 PM

Ukraine saves teen from Russian-occupied territory

As part of the Bring Kids Back UA presidential initiative, another teenager was successfully evacuated from temporarily occupied territory, Andriy Yermak, head of the Ukrainian Presidential Office, reported on X on Aug. 14.

14 August 2025, 02:05 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

Ukraine frees two border villages from Russian occupation

Ukrainian forces have liberated the villages of Stepne and Novokostyantynivka in the northeastern Sumy Oblast from Russian occupation, the General Staff reported on Facebook late on Aug. 11.

12 August 2025, 08:44 AM

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

Ukrainian intel spots new Russian reinforcements in Zaporizhzhya

Russian occupation forces are moving additional troops and military equipment to two sectors in Zaporizhzhya Oblast, Southern Defense Forces spokesperson Vladyslav Voloshyn told Ukrinform on Aug. 11.

11 August 2025, 04:30 PM

Ukraine may lose critical Donbas defense line if territories are surrendered — ISW report

Surrendering all territories in Donetsk and Luhansk to Russia in exchange for a ceasefire would let occupiers avoid prolonged battles and force Ukraine to abandon its key defensive “belt of fortresses” built since 2014, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) warned on Aug. 8.

9 August 2025, 02:09 PM

85% of Zaporizhzhya Oblast energy capacity destroyed or occupied

85% of energy capacities in Zaporizhzhya Oblast have been lost or destroyed in occupation and shelling, nearly 70% of the Oblast's territory remains under Russian control, local governor Ivan Fedorov said, Interfax reported on July 9.

10 July 2025, 10:06 AM

Zelenskyy: More sanctions coming for occupation enablers

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a decree introducing new sanctions against individuals and entities cooperating with Russian occupying forces in temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories, he announced on June 22.

22 June 2025, 03:17 PM

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