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Ukrainian drone strike sparks fire at Simferopol power plant

A fire broke out at a power plant in temporarily occupied Simferopol following a drone attack, local monitoring channels reported on June 12.

12 June, 11:01 AM

Russian proxy authorities suspend nighttime train travel in temporarily occupied Crimea

A ban on nighttime train passenger services is in effect in temporarily occupied Crimea, Russian proxy governor Sergey Aksyonov announced on June 9.

10 June, 08:35 AM

Sevastopol’s fuel QR codes run out within an hour as Crimea shortages deepen

Kremlin proxy Mikhail Razvozhayev in temporarily occupied Sevastopol announced a new fuel rationing system allowing drivers to receive a personal QR code once a week to buy up to 20 liters of gasoline, he said on Telegram.

7 June, 09:00 PM

Ukraine eases document process for youth born in occupied territories

Young people from Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine who do not have Ukrainian passports will be able to obtain documents to return to Ukraine through Ukrainian diplomatic missions abroad under a simplified procedure, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha announced on Facebook on June 5.

5 June, 06:30 PM

Freeing Crimea is necessary to end the war, says former U.S. commander

Former U.S. Army Europe commander Ben Hodges said that a lasting and sustainable end to the war is not possible if Russia retains control of Crimea, calling it “the most crucial location in this war,” in an interview with Ukrinform on May 27.

28 May, 10:42 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

International Federation of Journalists expels Russia's journalist union

The Union of Journalists of Russia has been expelled from the International Federation of Journalists, the IFJ's Congress voted at its 32nd congress, held in Paris from May 4–7, Ukraine's National Union of Journalists reported.

7 May, 06:45 PM

Russia plans to strip minerals from at least 18 deposits in occupied southern Ukraine – Zelenskyy

Russia has prepared a plan to loot and deindustrialize the southern Ukrainian regions currently under its occupation, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on May 6, following a briefing from Ukraine's spy chief Oleh Ivashchenko.

6 May, 08:05 PM

Drone strike targets Russian FSB building in occupied Crimea

Drones struck a building belonging to Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) in temporarily occupied Armyansk, Crimea, local Telegram channels reported on May 6.

6 May, 02:39 PM

Deaths in occupied Ukrainian lands nearly 6 times births in 2025

On Russian-occupied Ukrainian lands, 4,879 deaths were registered in 2025 compared with only 863 births — a ratio of 5.6 to 1, according to data obtained by NV from Ukraine’s Ministry of Justice.

25 March, 01:49 PM

China builds new economic empire in occupied Ukraine — NV analysis

China is conducting an invisible but relentless economic expansion into the Russian-occupied oblasts of eastern and southern Ukraine, economic researchers recently told NV.

18 March, 11:35 AM

Ukrainian forces strike Luhansk oil depot supplying Russian troops – General Staff

Ukrainian Defense Forces struck an oil depot in occupied Luhansk overnight into Feb. 27, causing a large-scale fire at a facility supplying fuel to Russian invasion forces, Ukraine’s General Staff confirmed on Telegram.

27 February, 03:28 PM

Ukrainian forces strike Russian drone control, repair base

Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck a Russian drone control point, repair base, warehouses and troop clusters in temporarily occupied parts of the Zaporizhzhya, Kherson, and Luhansk oblasts and Crimea, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on Feb. 20.

20 February, 04:26 PM

Emergency medical system effectively destroyed in occupied Lysychansk

Emergency medical care in the Russian-occupied city of Lysychansk has effectively collapsed, with just one emergency paramedic left to serve the entire city, Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD) wrote on Feb. 8.

9 February, 09:00 AM

Ukraine hits Russian oil depot, multiple military targets in occupied territories

Ukrainian Defense Forces struck the Khokhol oil depot in Russia’s Voronezh Oblast and hit multiple Russian military targets in occupied Ukrainian territories, the General Staff reported on Jan. 28.

28 January, 01:35 PM

Yellow Ribbon activists greet Ukraine on Unity Day from occupied territories

Activists of the Yellow Ribbon movement in temporarily occupied territories came together to congratulate Ukraine on the Day of Unity, the movement reported on Jan. 22.

22 January, 01:41 PM

How Russian priests and FSB dismantle religious freedom in occupied Ukraine

Destroyed religious communities, tortured priests, banned books — NV uncovered these and other facts about the work of Russian clergy and the FSB on occupied Ukrainian territory.

18 November 2025, 09:54 AM

Trump urged Zelenskyy to accept Putin’s terms or face ‘destruction’ — FT

During his Oct. 17 meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House, U.S. President Donald Trump urged him to accept the terms of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, the Financial Times reported.

20 October 2025, 01:17 PM

Moscow resumes arms and fuel supplies over Crimean Bridge — photos

Military cargo has been spotted being transported across the Crimean Bridge, illegally built by Russia, Petro Andriushchenko, former adviser to Mariupol mayor and head of the Center for Occupation Study, reported on Sept. 23.

23 September 2025, 10:20 AM

Kremlin inflates military gains to convince West of 'inevitable victory' over Ukraine

The Russian military leadership systematically publishes false data about its battlefield successes, creating an illusion of rapid advances and an “inevitable victory” over Ukraine, according to an Aug. 30 report by the U.S.-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW).

31 August 2025, 02:16 PM

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