#Russian occupation
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-72b63a4e0c8c475ad81fe3eed3f63729.jpeg "Photo of Cyril Barabaltchouk")
-076fe7f4d777992e4a080ad3e17e599d.jpg "Russian locomotive on fire after a successful partisan attack, March 2026. (Source: Atesh)")
-111f0e5095e02c02446ffed57bfb0ab1.jpeg "Photo of Roman Kohanets")
![Illustrative image. A batch of Russian Courier UGVs. (Photo: open source)]( "Illustrative image. A batch of Russian Courier UGVs. (Photo: open source)")
![A view of destruction in Hostomel, a town located near Kyiv. (Source: Getty Images)]( "A view of destruction in Hostomel, a town located near Kyiv. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Russian Pantsir-S1 air defense system mounter on heavy Belarusian-made MZKT-7930 chassis moments before being hit by Ukrainian drones, February 27, 2026. (Source: Exilenova_plus)]( "Russian Pantsir-S1 air defense system mounter on heavy Belarusian-made MZKT-7930 chassis moments before being hit by Ukrainian drones, February 27, 2026. (Source: Exilenova_plus)")
![A massive fire illuminates the night sky over occupied Luhansk early on February 27 after Ukrainian drones struck a key Russian military fuel depot. (Source: Exilenova+)]( "A massive fire illuminates the night sky over occupied Luhansk early on February 27 after Ukrainian drones struck a key Russian military fuel depot. (Source: Exilenova+)")
![P-18 “Terek” radar station. (Source: UNITED24 Media/Oleksandr Manukians)]( "P-18 “Terek” radar station. (Source: UNITED24 Media/Oleksandr Manukians)")
![How Ukrainian Newsrooms Keep Serving Their Communities Under the Russian Occupation]( "How Ukrainian Newsrooms Keep Serving Their Communities Under the Russian Occupation")
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![Photo of Liubov Rakovytsia]( "Photo of Liubov Rakovytsia")
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When a city falls under Russian control, independent Ukrainian media are shut down, and journalists face detention or persecution. Residents lose access to trusted local reporting. Journalists who relocated are continuing their work from outside the occupied areas.
-c439b7bd9030ecf9d5a4287dc361ba31.jpg "Photo of Katherina Popilnichenko")
-91fb9586e5f33e0cdb666f601481986c.jpg "Russian Pantsir-S1 air defense system mounter on heavy Belarusian-made MZKT-7930 chassis moments before being hit by Ukrainian drones, February 27, 2026. (Source: Exilenova_plus)")
-657d7bbeba9a445585e9a1f4bccfb076.jpg "How Ukrainian Newsrooms Keep Serving Their Communities Under the Russian Occupation")
-c48eebd28583d39a724921453048d33f.jpg "Photo of Liubov Rakovytsia")