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#Russian occupation
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-46f6afa2f66d31ff3df8ea1a8f5524ec.jpg "Photo of Jess Daly")
-1ebb170e277be7ecd9d8fb7a0c5fd38c.jpeg "A Russian oil storage facility in Hvardiiske, Crimea. (Source: Tatarigami_UA/X)")
-5cc6fe1c34a2f6f92ccb7fddf09835e2.jpeg "Massive fire at the Feodosia oil terminal in Russian-occupied Crimea after a drone strike, October 13, 2025. (Source: IAPonomarenko/X)")
![Volodymyr Leontyev, the Moscow-installed head of the so-called Council of Deputies in Nova Kakhovka]( "Volodymyr Leontyev, the Moscow-installed head of the so-called Council of Deputies in Nova Kakhovka")
![Putin Hails War a “Righteous Battle” While Admitting Water and Health Crises in Occupied Ukraine]( "Putin Hails War a “Righteous Battle” While Admitting Water and Health Crises in Occupied Ukraine")
![Beriev Be-12 Chayka turboprop-powered amphibious aircraft designed for anti-submarine and maritime patrol duties is seen in Museum of the World Ocean in Kaliningrad, Russia, on 7 September 2019.]( "Beriev Be-12 Chayka turboprop-powered amphibious aircraft designed for anti-submarine and maritime patrol duties is seen in Museum of the World Ocean in Kaliningrad, Russia, on 7 September 2019.")
!["I Wanted to Move Forward in Life”: Teen Who Escaped Russian-Occupied Donetsk Starts Over in Kyiv]( "\"I Wanted to Move Forward in Life”: Teen Who Escaped Russian-Occupied Donetsk Starts Over in Kyiv")
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![Photo of Olena Blizniakova]( "Photo of Olena Blizniakova")
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- Life in Ukraine
Serhii was just 17 when he convinced his parents to let him gather some of his belongings and flee occupied Donetsk. His family, however, remained. Born and raised in the eastern Ukrainian city, he was only a child when the Russians occupied his hometown. As he got older, questions arose: “I started asking myself: why was it so good then, and not now?”![Russia Exploits Youth Sports in Occupied Ukraine to Spread Propaganda and Political Ideology]( "Russia Exploits Youth Sports in Occupied Ukraine to Spread Propaganda and Political Ideology")
![Ukrainian Teen Marta’s Daring Escape From Russian Occupation to Freedom]( "Ukrainian Teen Marta’s Daring Escape From Russian Occupation to Freedom")
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![Photo of Olena Blizniakova]( "Photo of Olena Blizniakova")
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- Life in Ukraine
Having secretly enrolled in a Ukrainian online school and waiting for her 18th birthday, Marta was finally able to leave Russian-occupied Donetsk in spring 2025. Without saying a word to her parents, she packed her belongings and headed to Kyiv. Marta told her story to UNITED24 Media.
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-d614951a2f9be14551bfdabb226f1067.png "\"I Wanted to Move Forward in Life”: Teen Who Escaped Russian-Occupied Donetsk Starts Over in Kyiv")
-73e9c0fd8873a094288a7552f3ac2ab4.jpg "Photo of Olena Blizniakova")
