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The news surrounding the occupation in Ukraine highlights a series of significant events. Central to these developments is the 'Bring Kids Back UA' initiative spearheaded by President Zelenskyy, aiming to bring back children from temporarily occupied territories. This humanitarian effort has seen dozens of children and young adults returned to Ukrainian soil, highlighting the compounded issues that arise from occupation. Moreover, Ukraine reinforces its legal doctrine by not recognizing forced Russian passportization in the occupied regions, emphasizing that these individuals remain Ukrainian citizens legally. In a related geopolitical response, the Ukrainian Ministry has condemned visits by foreign ambassadors to occupied regions like Crimea, affirming their stance against the Russian presence. These actions underscore Ukraine's commitment to sovereignty and the protection of its citizens amid ongoing occupation challenges.

What efforts are being made to rescue children from occupied territories in Ukraine?

The 'Bring Kids Back UA' initiative is a significant effort spearheaded by President Zelenskyy to rescue children from the temporarily occupied territories. Many children have been successfully returned to Ukraine, highlighting the ongoing effort to reunite families and provide safety for the youngest affected by occupation. This initiative reflects Ukraine's broader commitment to protecting its citizens and upholding their rights in the face of foreign occupation.

Does Ukraine recognize Russian passports issued in occupied areas?

No, Ukraine does not recognize forced passportization carried out by Russia in the occupied territories. Ukrainian law states that these individuals remain legal citizens of Ukraine, underscoring the country's firm stance against the occupation's legal impositions. This legal framework is part of Ukraine's broader strategy to resist foreign occupation and maintain its territorial integrity.

How has the international community reacted to the occupation in Ukraine?

The international community, including prominent leaders and organizations, has condemned the occupation and called for Ukraine's sovereignty to be respected. Specific actions, such as visits by ambassadors to occupied regions, have been met with criticism from Ukraine, which continues to lobby for global support against the Russian advances. This underscores the geopolitical complexity and the need for unified international support for Ukraine.

What is Ukraine's stance on negotiations about occupied territories?

Ukraine has taken a firm stance against ceding any territories to Russia, as stated by President Zelenskyy. Despite various international discussions and negotiations, Ukraine insists that these regions belong to the Ukrainian people and cannot be legally recognized as part of Russia. This position is crucial in international diplomacy, affecting potential peace talks and resolutions regarding the occupied territories.

What are the implications of the occupation for civilian populations in Ukraine?

The occupation has significant implications for civilians, including hardships such as forced passportization, limited freedoms, and in some instances, relocation. Human rights organizations and Ukraine's government continually work towards highlighting these issues, providing humanitarian assistance, and advocating for international intervention to protect the affected populations and restore their rights and livelihoods.

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крым Russia conducts powerful militarization of occupied Crimea, seeks to deploy nuclear weapons, - Poroshenko The Russian Federation intends to deploy nuclear weapons in the territory of temporarily Russian-occupied Crimea. 22 547 57 Previously in trend: Occupation of Crimea Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea

армия рф оккупанты “Family contract” of Russian occupants: Colonel Shtondenko and his son, senior lieutenant, participate in aggression against Ukraine and Georgia. PHOTOS Volunteers of InformNapalm international community have revealed an officer dynasty of which Colonel Yury Shtondenko is a ‘veteran’ of Russian invasion in Georgia in 2008, and his son, Senior Lieutenant Vladimir Shtondenko, is an officer of the Russian occupation military base in Abkhazia. 46 770 57 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

армия парад танк вооружение рф агрессия оккупанты Invaders ‘flash’ Russian military hardware at recent ‘parade’ rehearsal in Donetsk, - InformNapalm. PHOTOS The activists have found more evidence that the Russian Federation supplies weapons to the militants in the occupied areas of the Donbas which once again proves Russian aggression against Ukraine. 98 531 57 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

армия рф оккупанты Russian militants train in forced crossing in Uspenka, Luhansk region. PHOTOS InformNapalm international volunteer community detected occupation forces of the Russian Federation practicing forced crossing by a pontoon bridge and an assault amphibious vehicle PTS-2 at the Uspenske reservoir (Uspenka village, Lutuhynskyi district of the Luhansk region, Ukraine). 52 767 57 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

We will win Myrotvorets website back despite any pressure, - Tuka Deputy Minister for the temporarily occupied territories Heorhii Tuka is sure that the Myrotvorets website will resume its work. 25 083 57 Ukrainian Politics

talks on peace Trump administration believes Ukraine is ready to give up 20% of territory to Russia for peace deal - NYP The Trump administration is convinced that Ukraine is allegedly ready to cede 20% of its territory to Russia as part of a future peace agreement. 19 300 254 Previously in trend: Peace negotiations Peace plan

Скільки території України окупувала РФ Since beginning of October, Russia has occupied almost 500 km² of Ukraine’s territory - WELT In October, Russian invaders managed to seize more than 470 square kilometres of Ukrainian territory. This is the occupiers' largest territorial gains since March 2022. 4 897 56 Previously in trend: War

херсон In Kherson, occupiers tried to organize "parade". Only few hundred people managed to gather. PHOTOS In order to provide a picture for Russian propagandists, the invaders had to bring to Kherson a plot of land from the occupied Crimea. Not even the occupying "mayor" appeared. 24 975 56 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

Only 27% of Simferopol Residents Identify Themselves as Russian Citizens According to a poll by the Regional Institute of Political Communications, only 27.2% of the inhabitants of the occupied Simferopol consider themselves Russian citizens. 33 645 56 Previously in trend: Occupation of Crimea

Former Kherson mayor Mykolaienko called the occupation of the city in 2022 a betrayal Former Kherson mayor Mykolaienko on occupation of city in 2022: I am convinced that it was betrayal. VIDEO Former Kherson mayor Volodymyr Mykolaienko, who spent 3 years in Russian captivity, believes that the fast occupation of the city by Russian troops in 2022 is the result of betrayal. 76 821 158 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

паспорт,рф Residents of occupied territories should not give up Russian passports to save their lives - Lubinets Residents of the temporarily occupied territories should take Russian passports to save their lives or leave for the territory controlled by Ukraine as soon as possible. 7 300 56 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

армия рф оккупанты "We are leaving Ukraine for Caucasus": soldier Babenko leaks Ukrainian trip of Russia's 19th Motorized Rifle Brigade. PHOTOS Soldiers of the 19th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Russian Armed Forces have recently returned from a trip to eastern Ukraine. 100 263 56 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

Russian troops occupy Sudzha in Kursk region Russian army controls Sudzha, Rubanshchyna and Novolyubovka in Kursk region - DeepState. MAP As of March 15, the Russian army regained control of the district center of the Kursk region of the Russian Federation, the city of Sudzha. 10 873 55 Previously in trend: Combat operations in the Kursk region Update of DeepState map

Conversation with Putin's Russia impossible, Chubarov says Today's attack of Russian invaders on the Crimean Tatars in Bakhchysarai is one of countless evidence that the dialogue with Russia is impossible. 14 273 55 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea

армия рф оккупанты вторжение 288th Artillery Brigade of the Russian Army redeployed to the Russian-Ukrainian border and could have been involved in shelling of Ukrainian territories. PHOTOS An artillery unit equipped with self-propelled howitzers MSTA-S belonging to the 288th Artillery Brigade of the Western Military District (home base in Mulino) was observed immediately across the Ukrainian boarder in the Tarasovsky district of the Rostov region. 66 638 55 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

песков,пєсков Kremlin said that Russia is allegedly not preparing "referendums" in occupied territories Putin's press secretary Dmytro Peskov said that it is not Russia that is going to hold "referendums" in the occupied territories of Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, but the local population. 16 520 55 Previously in trend: War

крим Russians sell housing in occupied Crimea and return home, - Russian media After the explosions on the Kerch bridge and in the Sevastopol bay, the demand for housing in Crimea fell, and Russians are returning en masse from the peninsula to their native places. 14 375 55 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

енергодар Explosion rang out at meeting of leaders of occupation police in Enerhodar, - intelligence. VIDEO&PHOTOS On 18 August, a meeting of the heads of the city’s ’police’ was scheduled in the temporarily occupied Enerhodar. At approximately 09.23, a powerful explosion occurred in the office of the police chief. 13 946 54 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

Президент України Володимир Зеленський Zelenskyy: Putin’s inclusion of Ukraine’s occupied territories in RF Constitution is serious problem President Volodymyr Zelenskyy considers the inclusion of the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine in the Russian Constitution a "serious problem." 10 005 54

херсон Residents of Kherson region put up total resistance to occupiers. Leadership of invaders moves with security, in armored cars and bulletproof vests, - General Staff Local residents continue to resist the occupiers in the Kherson region. 12 814 54 Previously in trend: War

армия рф танки оккупанты Russia deploys its retired T-72B, T-80BV tanks to Ukraine border for further handover to Donbas militants, - InformNapalm. PHOTOS The Russian Federation continues conducting its hybrid campaign against Ukraine. The monitoring of social graphs belonging to the Russian servicemen and surveillance for the border areas in the occupied Donbas unveiled unusual activity that may indicate preparations for another escalation in Ukraine’s east. 63 860 54 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

крым армия рф оккупанты They seized Crimea: 10 portraits of Russian invaders who played roles of ‘little green men’. PHOTOS In early 2014, people in military uniform without insignia appeared on the peninsula and were dubbed ‘little green men.’ The Kremlin has been long reluctant to acknowledge them as Russian military, but the ‘little men’ were pleased to post images with geotags to social media, which allowed recognizing them as Russian soldiers. Later, they were boasting medals “For the return of Crimea.” 48 951 54 Previously in trend: Occupation of Crimea Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

маріуполь Mariupol residents hunt pigeons so as not to starve to death - media. PHOTOS Residents of Mariupol, occupied by the Russian army, are forced to set traps for pigeons in the streets so as not to starve to death. 13 522 54 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas War

армия рф рэб окупанты Russian Rtut-BM communications jamming system seen in Donbas. PHOTOS Donbas is used by the Russian Federation not only as obsolete weapons disposal ground, but also for testing its state-of-the-art equipment in combat conditions. 109 213 54 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

Росіяни окупували Євгенівку на Донеччині Russian invaders occupy Yevhenivka village in Donetsk region - DeepState. MAP Russian occupants seized the village of Yevhenivka, Pokrovsk district, Donetsk region. 17 167 54 Previously in trend: War

херсонщина,херсонська Russia does not have enough forces to hold occupied Kherson region, - CNN Russian forces are approaching the limit when they will no longer be able to maintain the occupation regime in the Kherson region against the background of the intensification of the partisan movement, as well as the counteroffensive operations of the Armed Forces. 18 507 54 War in Ukraine

UN sent humanitarian aid to occupied part of Donetsk region 15 trucks with humanitarian aid were sent by the World Food Programme of the United Nations to the inhabitants of the occupied part of the Donetsk region. 3 725 54 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

Руйнування у Селидовому Russians occupied Selydove, Vyshneve and Zoriane - DeepState. MAP Russian troops continue to advance in the Donetsk region, and the invaders managed to occupy Selydove. 15 619 54 Previously in trend: War

херсон,херсонщина,автономер,автономери Occupiers began to issue their license plates on cars in Kherson region The Russians issue "state numbers" with the code 184 to the people of Kherson. 6 952 54 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

армия рф оккупанты Russian war criminal Kozlov from 15th brigade of RF army fought in Ukraine. PHOTOinvestigation Russia has been denying the presence of its career soldiers in combat activities in Ukraine for two and a half years now, but the volume of evidence against it is increasing. 57 437 53 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

кремінна Terror in Kreminna: occupiers shoot people for their pro-Ukrainian position right on street, - Haidai The troops of the Russian Federation carry out terror in Kreminnaya, Luhansk region: the occupiers shoot people in the streets. 19 256 53 Previously in trend: War

Donbas becoming burden for Russia, but it does not know how to get rid of it, - Bildt The Russian aggression in Ukraine's Donbas is becoming a burden for Russian authorities. 34 009 53 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

крым "Russia’s degradation began with seizure of Crimea," - Zelensky President Volodymyr Zelensky said that mass terror after February 24 became the logical conclusion of the degradation of the Russian Federation. 2 871 53 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas War

колонна оккупанты вооружения армия_рф Member of Rostov-on-Don city council exposed Russian armored vehicles convoy in Donbas. PHOTOS Anatoly Kotlyarov, member of Russia's Rostov-on-Don city council, made a video showing a convoy of Russian military hardware redeployed next to the uncontrolled border between Ukraine and Russia. 108 872 53 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

зсу Stormtroopers of Main Intelligence Department of Ministry of Defense liberated strategically important village of Ruska Lozova in Kharkiv region from occupiers The village of Ruska Lozova in the Kharkiv region was liberated from the occupiers by the assault unit of the Main Intelligence Department of the Ministry of Defense under the command of the Commander of the Land Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Colonel-General Oleksandr Syrsky. 36 370 53 Previously in trend: War

G7 countries disagree with Russia on Crimea, - Germany The G7 countries do not support Russia's occupation of Crimea. 37 014 53 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Occupation of Crimea

Handing over a microwave oven to the father of a killed occupier Representative of occupying authorities in Skadovsk presented father of Russian soldier who was killed in action with microwave oven: "Thank you for your son". VIDEO A video was posted online showing a representative of the Russian occupation administration of Skadovsk in the Kherson region handing a microwave to one of the city's residents. 7 858 85 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

Trump compared the size of Crimea to Texas What is known Trump compared Crimea to Texas: If I gave up this land, I would be on front page The US president made a statement about occupied Crimea, noting that it is similar in size to Texas. 17 986 74 Previously in trend: Occupation of Crimea

Restrictions on trade with Crimea will enter into force Jan. 18 The resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No.1035 of Dec. 16 bans the import of food totally worth of more than 10,000 hryvnia (about $400) with the total weight acceding 50 kg per person into the territory of Crimea by the Ukrainian citizens. 7 437 52 Ukrainian Politics

Russia launched military exercise in occupied Crimea The Russian Federation naval aviation started training and combat operations with launch of missiles at the Opuk training area in the occupied Crimea. 14 814 52 Previously in trend: Occupation of Crimea

Interior Ministry opened two cases on civil rights violations in occupied Crimea Ukraine's Interior Ministry has instituted two criminal proceedings with respect to violations of citizens' rights in Crimea. 7 426 52 Previously in trend: Occupation of Crimea

госдеп Russia sanctions to stay in force until Crimea returned to Ukraine, - Department of State The U.S. calls on Russia to give up attempts to suppress freedom of expression and peaceful assembly in annexed Crimea. 17 652 52 Previously in trend: Sanctions against Russia

поліція All police officers who remained in occupied territories were fired All police officers who remained in the occupied territories were released from the National Police of Ukraine. 14 406 52 Previously in trend: War

маріуполь,пропагандисти,жінка Resident of occupied Mariupol told Kremlin propagandists: "Have you seen our city before that?! Now it’s all destroyed! For what?!". VIDEO A resident of occupied Mariupol told Kremlin propagandists from Russian TV about the "liberation" of the city and showed them a destroyed hospital with once-unique equipment. 20 391 52 Previously in trend: War

херсон Occupiers announced beginning of preparations for "referendum on Kherson's accession" to Russia The head of the occupation administration of the Kherson region, a collaborator Ihor Stremousov, announced the beginning of preparations for a "referendum on joining Russia." 10 095 51 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas War

ізюм During occupation of Izium, at least thousand residents died - Deputy Strelnyk At least a thousand residents of Izium died as a result of Russian shelling and airstrikes, but even more - due to the lack of medical care and medicine. 8 672 51 Previously in trend: War

армия рф оккупанты Russian invaders from 25th brigade of Russian Army revealed in Donbas. PHOTOS Russian unit of the 25th separate motorized rifle brigade of the Western Military District of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation has been revealed present on the occupied territory of Ukraine. 60 543 51 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

заес Occupiers placed military equipment in engine room of ZNPP. VIDEO The Russian invaders placed military equipment in the engine room of the Zaporizhzhia NPP. 19 486 51 War in Ukraine

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