Russian occupation

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

Moldova warns of Russian interference ahead of parliamentary elections

Moscow might incite a crisis through its Transnistria puppet statelet to destabilize Moldova ahead of parliamentary elections scheduled for fall 2025, Moldovan President Maia Sandu said on June 13.

13 June 2025, 09:42 PM

Ukrainian military denies Russian occupation of Dvorichna near Kupyansk

Ukraine’s Khortytsia Operational-Strategic Troop Grouping denied claims of Russian occupation of Dvorichna in Kharkiv Oblast’s Kupyansk district, with spokesperson Viktor Trehubov confirming ongoing heavy fighting during the national telethon program on June 13.

13 June 2025, 05:59 PM

73-year-old US citizen tortured in Russian prison

A 73-year-old U.S. national, Stephen James Hubbard, is being held in a Russian prison and was repeatedly tortured because of his citizenship, The New York Times reported on June 10, citing returning Ukrainian POWs who were imprisoned alongside him.

11 June 2025, 01:24 AM

Russia eyes Zaporizhzhya NPP restart, IAEA calls it unrealistic

Russia has not promised to abandon plans to restart the occupied Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant, but this move is unrealistic and should be avoided, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi said on June 9.

10 June 2025, 09:07 AM

Romania will continue to support Ukraine - Nicuşor Dan

Romania will continue to back Ukraine amid war ongoing, as it is a better neighbor than Russia or any state under Russian influence, newly elected Romanian President Nicuşor Dan said, local outlet Digi24 wrote on June 2.

3 June 2025, 08:06 AM

Russia jails Australian citizen for fighting in Ukrainian military

A “court” in Russian-occupied Luhansk sentenced OscarJenkins, an Australian national who volunteered to serve in Ukraine’s armed forces, to 13 years in a maximum-security penal colony on charges of “mercenary activity,” RFE/RL reported on May 16.

16 May 2025, 11:47 PM

Russia advances near three settlements in eastern Ukraine - DeepState

The Russian troops have occupied Sukha Balka and advanced near three settlements in Donetsk Oblast, DeepState monitoring group wrote on April 30.

30 April 2025, 08:03 AM

Twelve more Ukrainian children freed from Russian occupation

Twelve more children have been returned to Ukraine from Russian-occupied territories - one boy was taken by force, another was registered as a conscript, Presidential Office adviser Daria Zarivna reported on April 26.

27 April 2025, 10:17 AM

Ukraine rescues six children from Russian-occupied territories

Six Ukrainian children have been successfully returned from Russian-occupied territories as part of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Bring Kids Back UA initiative, Head of the President’s Office Andriy Yermak announced on April 9.

9 April 2025, 05:55 PM

Ukraine will resist Russia’s occupation and military restrictions — Ukrainian FM Sybiha

Ukraine will never recognize Russia's occupation, accept military restrictions, or allow interference with its alliance choices, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha stated during a press conference with Lithuanian counterpart Kęstutis Budris in Kyiv on April 1.

1 April 2025, 03:03 PM

New Bucha memorial to capture horror and resilience of Russian occupation

Plans are underway to build a new memorial in Kyiv’s Bucha suburb to honor the victims and events of the Russian occupation in February-March 2022, Mayor Anatoliy Fedoruk wrote on Facebook on March 29.

31 March 2025, 04:01 PM

Ukraine says Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant restart only possible after full de-occupation

Any changes to the operational licenses of the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), currently under Russian occupation and with all six of its reactors in cold shutdown, will only be possible after the facility is fully de-occupied and returned to Ukraine’s control, the State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine (SNRIU) said in a statement on March 28.

28 March 2025, 12:30 PM

Russia building youth military training camp in occupied Mariupol

Russian occupation “authorities” are building a youth military training facility in Mariupol, Donetsk Oblast, Ukrainian public broadcaster Suspilne reported on March 24.

25 March 2025, 01:54 AM

U.S. access to Ukraine’s rare earth metals hinges on Eastern frontline battles

U.S. President Donald Trump is open to arming Ukraine in exchange for rare earth metals, but the plan faces major hurdles, with many key deposits located in Russian-occupied or contested eastern oblasts, The Wall Street Journal wrote on March 23.

24 March 2025, 10:56 AM

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