#Russian occupation
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-fa1aeac410c0de61f5e930bf78a96b8c.jpg "Photo of Zarina Zabrisky")
-f14be43f0648c4b4c92dc8a933010e69.jpg "Putin Wants Ukraine to Hand Over the Donbas. Now Russia Is Losing Ground There Instead")
-29a1a43aba23f9bb779a1ac8b98d2121.jpeg "Photo of Illia Kabachynskyi")
-981a23656b217c1cf54c145ac1a7a30f.jpg "Residents cast their votes in sham referendums in the temporarily occupied city of Dokuchaievsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine on September 23, 2022. (Source: Getty Images)")
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![Epron rescue ship with some other Russian Black Sea Fleet assets in one of the naval bays at Sevastopol, 2026.]( "Epron rescue ship with some other Russian Black Sea Fleet assets in one of the naval bays at Sevastopol, 2026.")
![A security force member works next to a fire at a supermarket and several shops following a Russian airstrike in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, on August 20, 2026. (Getty Images)]( "A security force member works next to a fire at a supermarket and several shops following a Russian airstrike in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, on August 20, 2026. (Getty Images)")
![Russian missile launch from a nuclear-powered submarine during the military drills near the Kuril Islands, August 20, 2026.]( "Russian missile launch from a nuclear-powered submarine during the military drills near the Kuril Islands, August 20, 2026.")
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![Photo of Vlad Litnarovych]( "Photo of Vlad Litnarovych")
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Days after Putin’s first-ever visit to the disputed Kuril Islands, Russia staged rare missile drills nearby—using a nuclear submarine, a missile cruiser, and a Bastion coastal system in a fresh show of force toward Japan.![Russia Turned Ukrainian Youth in Crimea Into a Workforce for Its Occupation]( "Russia Turned Ukrainian Youth in Crimea Into a Workforce for Its Occupation")
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![Olha Kuryshko]( "Permanent Representative of the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea")
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An entire generation had to grow up under Russian occupation in Crimea, and now, Moscow is putting it to work. Through revived Soviet-style student labor brigades, Russia is channeling thousands of young Ukrainians into construction projects, state industries, propaganda, and other jobs that tighten its grip on the occupied peninsula.![Russia Wants Teenagers From Canada, France, Australia, and Beyond at Its State Camps. Here’s Why]( "Russia Wants Teenagers From Canada, France, Australia, and Beyond at Its State Camps. Here’s Why")
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![Photo of Daria Luhova]( "Photo of Daria Luhova")
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Russia has spent years shaping Ukrainian children through militarization and propaganda. This summer, teenagers from Canada, France, Australia, China, Egypt, and other countries seem to have attended one of Russia’s largest state-run children’s camps, where international exchanges are framed around culture, language, and friendship.![Russian tank vehicle hidden in the residential building yard in the temporarily occupied Donetsk, Ukraine on March 11, 2022.]( "Russian tank vehicle hidden in the residential building yard in the temporarily occupied Donetsk, Ukraine on March 11, 2022.")
-fb8f992b9d61f4272ace69523053416c.png "Permanent Representative of the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea")
