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'It's disgusting' — How Russia legalized property theft in Ukraine's occupied territories

Editor's note: The names of some of those from Russian-occupied Ukraine have been changed for security reasons. With one decree, Russian President Vladimir Putin this month effectively legalized property theft in Ukraine's occupied territories. The new law allows the occupational authorities to seize residential premises that "show signs of being ownerless." In reality, the owners have usually fled, or been killed by, Russia's full-scale invasion. "I'm in utter despair that the Russians are t

A woman carries bottles of water in the Russia-occupied Mariupol, Ukraine, on July 14, 2025.
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