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Losing home for a second time: How Russian occupiers are “nationalising” flats and houses in Mariupol
Articles - 24 July 2026

Losing home for a second time: How Russian occupiers are “nationalising” flats and houses in Mariupol

The article also explains how Ukrainians who have left the TOT can find out whether their homes have been "expropriated", and what steps they can take to document the loss of property and preserve the prospect of redress

“It’s now the occupiers’ military commandant’s office”: Who is moving into Ukrainians’ homes in the temporarily occupied territories?
Articles - 18 May 2026

“It’s now the occupiers’ military commandant’s office”: Who is moving into Ukrainians’ homes in the temporarily occupied territories?

ZMINA has previously reported on how the Russian occupiers declare Ukrainians’ property in the temporarily occupied territories "ownerless" and expropriate it. This article looks at who is ending up in Ukrainians’ homes and how the process works in practice

Resistance gone underground: how occupation punishes dissent
Articles - 27 February 2026

Resistance gone underground: how occupation punishes dissent

In this article, we also examine how the intensity and nature of persecution have evolved over time, comparing the situation following the sharp rise in repression in 2022 with how this system of pressure operates today

Government agencies have appointed officials responsible for the temporarily occupied territories: human rights advocate explains what this will change
Articles - 27 December 2025

Government agencies have appointed officials responsible for the temporarily occupied territories: human rights advocate explains what this will change

The ZMINA editorial team sent a request to the Secretariat of the Cabinet of Ministers to find out which ministries had been designated as responsible for policy on the temporarily occupied and frontline territories. In response to the request, the Secretariat provided a list of such representatives in 21 executive bodies, including ministries, the State Emergency Service, the Pension Fund, the State Property Fund, and other relevant institutions

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