US sanctions Russian entity operating occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
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US sanctions Russian entity operating occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

The U.S. Department of the Treasury on Jan. 15 sanctioned Russia's Federal State Unitary Enterprise Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, a Moscow-created entity that took control of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia power plant in the partially occupied oblast. The updated sanctions list also targets Vladislav Isaev, the company’s CEO since April 2024. In October 2022, Russian Prime Minister […]
‘Absolutely unacceptable’ — Appointment of Ukrainian judge who visited occupied
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‘Absolutely unacceptable’ — Appointment of Ukrainian judge who visited occupied Crimea, Russia triggers criticism

The appointment of a Ukrainian judge who visited Russia and occupied Crimea during Moscow's war against Ukraine has sparked criticism from the head of the country’s main judicial watchdog. The High Council of Justice, Ukraine's top judicial governing body, appointed Oleksandra Shulika as a judge of Kirovohrad Oblast's Onufriivka District Court on Jan. 14. The […]
Drone kills Russian journalist in occupied Donetsk Oblast, wounds 5
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Drone kills Russian journalist in occupied Donetsk Oblast, wounds 5 others, Russian media reports

Russia’s Izvestia newspaper reported on Jan. 4 that a Ukrainian "kamikaze" drone attack killed one of its freelance reporters, Alexander Martemyanov, while he was traveling on a highway in occupied eastern Ukraine. According to Russia's state-owned RIA Novosti news agency, Martemyanov had been returning from reporting on shelling in the Russian-controlled city of Horlivka in […]
Russian telecom equipment destroyed in occupied Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine's intel
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Russian telecom equipment destroyed in occupied Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine's intel says

Four facilities housing telecommunication equipment for the illegal operator Phoenix, used by Russian forces, were destroyed in the occupied part of Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR) reported on Dec. 29. Without explicitly claiming responsibility, the agency said that "disruptions to the Russian military's logistics and communications are an important continuous process." The Phoenix is […]
Ukraine war latest: Zelensky suggests ending 'hot phase' of war
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Ukraine war latest: Zelensky suggests ending 'hot phase' of war in exchange for NATO membership without occupied territories

Key developments on Nov. 29: Zelensky suggests ending 'hot phase' of war in exchange for NATO membership without occupied territories Ukraine hits oil depot in Rostov Oblast, destroys Buk radar station in Russian-occupied territory, Kyiv claims Syrskyi orders deployment of more reserves to Pokrovsk, Kurakhove directions in Donetsk Oblast Zelensky appoints new Ground Forces of […]
150,000 Ukrainian IDPs have returned to occupied regions, MP says
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150,000 Ukrainian IDPs have returned to occupied regions, MP says

About 150,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) have already returned to Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine, lawmaker Maksym Tkachenko said in an interview with the news outlet Ukrinform published Nov. 24. There are nearly 5 million IDPs currently registered in Ukraine, including 3.6 million who fled or were forced from their homes after Russia's full-scale invasion in […]
Russian bank offers preferential mortgages in occupied parts of Ukraine's
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Russian bank offers preferential mortgages in occupied parts of Ukraine's Donetsk, Luhansk oblasts

Russia's VTB Bank has opened applications for preferential mortgages in the Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine's Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts, the state-controlled Interfax news agency reported on Oct. 30, citing the bank's press service. Moscow has launched incentives for Russian citizens to settle in the occupied territories while thousands of Ukrainians fled, aiming to Russify the […]
Explosions reported in occupied Luhansk, Ukrainian official suggests ammunition depots
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Explosions reported in occupied Luhansk, Ukrainian official suggests ammunition depots hit

Smoke and explosions were recorded in the Russian-occupied city of Luhansk on Oct. 29 after what Governor Artem Lysohor called possible strikes on Russian ammunition depots. "Since morning, locals have been sharing footage of detonating ammunition," Lysohor said, publishing videos recorded by bystanders on his Telegram channel. Russia has occupied the city of Luhansk, Ukraine's […]