Antonina, an 80-year-old woman who could not evacuate from a temporarily occupied village in Donetsk Oblast due to health problems, has been brought back to Ukraine-controlled territories. The woman’s journey home took her through five countries, said Dmytro Lubinets, Ukraine’s Human Rights Commissioner (Ombudsman). Antonina’s daughter turned to the Ombudsman’s Office with a request to […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced Russia’s plans to integrate the occupied Ukrainian territories into the Russian Federation over the next six years. Source: Institute for the Study of War (ISW) Details: Putin stated that Russia plans for the occupied territories of Ukraine to be on par with Russia in unspecified “key areas” by 2030. […]
The Russians have started registering voters for the so-called “elections of the President of Russia” in the occupied part of Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Source: National Resistance Center of Ukraine Quote: “People who intend to vote outside the borders of their region are being registered. In order to increase the turnout, the Russians are actively registering outsiders […]
Ukraine has successfully brought back four more children from Russia-occupied Ukrainian territories and Russia, Save Ukraine CEO, Mykola Kuleba, said on Facebook on Jan. 24. “Today, the children finally met their loved ones after a long separation,” he said. Read also: Russia abducts 10,000 Ukrainian children to Russian ‘health’ camps in Autumn 2023 alone “Some […]
FORT SMITH, Northwest Territories (AP) — The death toll from a small plane crash in Canada’s Northwest Territories was six, authorities said Wednesday. The plane was carrying employees from the Rio Tinto mining company. The Northwest Territories coroner’s office said that four passengers and two crew members from Northwestern Air Lease were killed in Tuesday’s […]
Russians in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine have been denying locals medical treatment if they have not obtained a Russian passport since the beginning of 2024, the National Resistance Center reported on Jan. 21. Medical treatment is only available to holders of Russian insurance, which can be obtained only with a Russian passport. That’s why the […]
Ukraine will take steps to research, publicize, and protect the histories of Ukrainians living in parts of modern-day Russia that have been historically inhabited by Ukrainians, according to a decree signed by President Volodymyr Zelensky on Jan. 22. Zelensky announced he had signed the decree during his address on Unity Day, a national holiday celebrated […]
Russian propaganda operatives are now recruiting elderly people in the occupied territories of Ukraine to take part in propaganda activities, such as talking to the media and campaigning in elections. Source: National Resistance Center (NRC) Details: Ukraine’s National Resistance Center reported that the idea is modelled after “Putin’s squads” that operate in Russia and consist […]
The Russians are using the same methods of persecution and torture in all occupied territories of Ukraine. Torture is a key tool for the Russians to obtain information. Source: representatives of the ZMINA Human Rights Centre Details: Human rights activists said that during the occupation of Kupiansk in Kharkiv Oblast, people were tortured with beatings […]
The Defence Intelligence of Ukraine has said that Russia is dissatisfied with the low level of passportisation of the Ukrainian population in temporarily occupied territories and their readiness for the presidential election, and therefore plans to increase the number of Russian Guard and secret services in temporarily occupied territories. Source: Andrii Yusov, representative of the […]
In 2023, Russia exported at least 4 million tonnes of grain from the occupied territories after the start of the full-scale invasion. Source: This was stated on 16 January by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Quote: “Russia continues to hold the first place in the world in wheat sales in global markets. People who previously worked […]
Moscow is forcing Ukrainians in Russia-occupied territories to register with the so-called “military commissariats” when applying for Russian passports under pressure, Ukraine’s National Resistance Center (NRC) reported on Jan. 11. Ukrainians are being pressured to sign a contract with the Russian military, become “volunteers,” and fight against their own country. Read also: Kremlin sends FSB […]