Russian occupation

Ukraine slams Putin’s order to expel its citizens as ‘genocide in action’

Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi has condemned Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s decree ordering Ukrainians to leave Russia and temporarily occupied territories, calling it a violation of international law, RBC-Ukraine reported on March 21.

21 March 2025, 04:13 PM

Nearly 90% of Ukrainians say Russia won’t stop, poll finds

87% of Ukrainians surveyed think Russia has no plans to halt at the territories it currently controls, according to a poll by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) published on March 11.

11 March 2025, 02:55 PM

Ukraine brings back 7 more children from Russian occupation

Seven additional children were brought back to Ukraine from Russian-occupied territories on March 6, Dariia Zarivna, a communications adviser to the head of the Presidential Office, reported on Telegram.

6 March 2025, 04:55 PM

Car bomb in Mariupol critically injures Russian FSB officer

A Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) officer was severely wounded when a car bomb exploded in occupied Mariupol early Friday, Feb. 28, local authorities reported.

28 February 2025, 06:51 PM

Explosions reported in Russian-occupied Crimea amid drone attack

Explosions rocked Russian-occupied Crimea late on Feb. 25 amid reports of a drone attack and air defense activity across multiple areas of the peninsula.

26 February 2025, 11:06 AM

Trump claims Russia holds leverage in Ukraine peace talks

Russia has “the cards” in any potential peace negotiations to end the war in Ukraine, U.S. President Donald Trump said, citing its capture of significant territory, the BBC reported on Feb. 20.

20 February 2025, 02:07 PM

Analysts deny Russian forces have occupied Toretsk in Donetsk Oblast

DeepState analysts denied reports of the Russian occupation of Toretsk in Donetsk Oblast, stating that fighting is ongoing and Ukrainian forces are resisting on Feb. 7.

7 February 2025, 06:36 PM

Ukrainians fear rising prices more than territorial occupation, survey finds

Ukrainians view inflation and potential economic crises as the country's biggest challenges over the next 12 months, according to a survey by Rating, a Ukrainian polling firm.

6 February 2025, 08:25 PM

Russian forces seize Novoandriivka, push deeper into Donetsk Oblast

Russian occupation forces have taken control of Novoandriivka and made further advances in Nelipivka, Kotlyne, and near Shevchenko in Donetsk Oblast, DeepState monitoring group reported on Jan. 31.

31 January 2025, 08:22 AM

Ukraine's 110th Brigade denies Russian occupation of Velyka Novosilka in Donbas

The 110th Brigade refuted claims by DeepState monitoring group that Russian forces have occupied the settlement of Velyka Novosilka in Donetsk Oblast, stating that battles are ongoing, spokesperson Ivan Sekach said on national television on Jan. 29.

29 January 2025, 08:07 PM

Zelenskyy: Russia killed 20,000 in Mariupol

Determining the actual death toll in Mariupol is currently impossible, but available information suggests that Russian forces killed approximately 20,000 people in the city, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview with Italian journalist Cecilia Sala on Jan. 25.

26 January 2025, 11:50 PM

Zelenskyy: Legal recognition of Ukrainian land theft by Russia impossible

Ukraine will never legally recognize the Russian-occupied territories, regardless of pressure from allies, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said during a meeting with members of the International Media Council at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Jan. 21.

22 January 2025, 09:04 AM

Russia increases military presence at ZNPP — satellite photos

Fresh satellite photos indicate significant Russian military activity at the occupied Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), Greenpeace Ukraine reported on Dec. 11.

12 December 2024, 01:57 AM

Ukrainian family recounts torture by Russian forces in occupied Kherson

Olha Cherniak, her husband, and their son lived in Kherson when Russia's full-scale invasion began. They chose to stay in the city after the occupation to care for her ailing parents. Later, the family became victims of torture at the hands of Russian forces, BBC News Ukraine reported on Nov. 26.

27 November 2024, 01:04 PM

Railway workers in occupied Ukraine go months without pay - NRC

Russian forces are delaying payments to railway workers, leading to increasing wage arrears, the National Resistance Center (NRC) reported on Nov. 11.

12 November 2024, 08:52 AM

Two years after liberation, Kherson rebuilds amid constant shelling

Ahead of Nov. 11, the second anniversary of Kherson’s liberation, lawyer and activist Yevhen Hilin reflects on the echoes of occupation, the rapid rebuilding of damaged homes, and the ongoing efforts to clear mines from farmland on the west bank of the Dnipro River.

11 November 2024, 12:44 PM

Hirnyk captured, Selydove council seized, monitoring group says

Russian forces occupied the town of Hirnyk and seized the Selydove council building in Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast, the DeepState monitoring group reported on Telegram early on Oct. 28.

28 October 2024, 09:09 AM

Moscow open to peace talks that legitimize its landgrab in Ukraine — Putin

Russia is prepared to consider "any options for peace agreements" with Ukraine that are based on current "realities on the ground," Russian dictator Vladimir Putin said at the BRICS summit in Kazan on Oct. 24.

24 October 2024, 09:56 PM

Lions stolen from Mariupol kill zookeeper in occupied Crimea

Two lions that were illegally transferred from occupied Mariupol, Donetsk Oblast, to the Taigan safari park in Crimea, have attacked and killed zookeeper Leocadia Perevalova.

21 October 2024, 08:41 PM

Ukraine's futsal captain recalls fleeing Kherson as Russian tanks rolled in

Petro Shoturma, captain of Ukraine's national futsal team, recounted his harrowing escape from Russian-occupied Kherson in an interview with Spanish outlet Marca published on Sept. 28.

29 September 2024, 02:50 PM

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