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News from occupied Ukraine: Russia prepares Oleshky disinformation campaign, budgets for occupation for next three years

This weekly update from the Kyiv Independent aims to shed light on the situation facing Ukrainians living under Russian occupation and the ever-tightening control of information imposed by the Kremlin. Key news as of Oct. 10: * Russia prepared series of Oleshky disinformation operations, SBU says * Russia's new three-year federal budget maintains funding for occupied Ukraine * Ukrainian troops struck Russian drone sites, command posts in occupied territories * Residents in occupied Luhansk

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Russia invaded Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula in February 2014 amid the deadliest days of the EuroMaidan Revolution. Around 30,000 Russian troops crossed into Crimea, taking hold of the peninsula by early March 2014. Russia has continued to occupy Crimea ever since. Crimea covers an area of around 27,000 square kilometers (10,400 square miles), roughly the same size as the U.S. state of Massachusetts.

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