In June 2023, Russian troops blew up the dam of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant (HPP), destroying the reservoir that supplied water to 70% of Ukraine's irrigated areas. Most of this land was located in the Kherson region, which is currently under Russian occupation. At the same time, there are regular media reports of water shortages in Donetsk and other occupied cities. Texty.org.ua investigated whether the water crisis is affecting agriculture in the occupied territories. The short answer is no.Читати українською

The Russians have turned housing in the occupied territories into a means of blackmail, a tool of pressure on owners, and a way for collaborators to enrich themselves. It is not easy to understand what exactly happens to the property of Ukrainians who have left the occupation zone. People don't want to talk about it. They want to avoid publicity in order not to make things worse for themselves. They hope, if not now, then later, when the war is over, to return to the territories occupied by Russia and save their apartments and houses.Читати українською

After the occupation, a real stream of various "liberators" came to the Russian-occupied territories. The distribution of money for participating in the war against Ukraine allowed residents of subsidized regions to escape desolated dying Russian monotowns to some warmer and more vivid places, even despite the war.Читати українською

Car rallies and literary festivals in occupied cities, excursions, and photo shoots on the ruins — all this is part of the strategy that Russia is implementing in the occupied territory of Ukraine. The strategy is not new: those who went to report from Grozny for the Russian media in the 2000s are now retelling Russian myths about the "destruction of Mariupol by the Nazis."Читати українською

In September this year, in the uncontrolled part of Donetsk region, the last parishes of the OCU (the Orthodox Church of Ukraine). were disbanded, and priests were transported to a Russian prison. Their whereabouts are unknown.Read this article in Ukrainian

During the two years of the full-scale invasion, Russia has managed to harvest more than 10 million tons of wheat from the occupied territories. This is roughly equal to the annual output of an entire country, such as Romania.The material was prepared in partnership with TEXTY and agro-technology company OneSoil.

People in the flooded Oleshky, Nova Kakhovka and neighboring villages were trapped. The occupation authorities prevent people from evacuating.Translated by Dmitry LytovRead this article in Ukrainian

At the end of October 2022, we published a data project about the Russian "Telegram occupation", in which we investigated 120 Telegram channels that were set up by the Russians under the guise of Ukrainian local news channels to prepare for and justify the Russian occupation of Ukrainian territories. However, things didn’t turn out as planned, and by the end of September 2022, almost half of these news channels stopped working. As we learnt later on, not forever. Some Telegram channels still got a chance for a second life, although again, not for long. More details about Russian activity in Telegram and what Soledar offensive has got to do with it – in the article below.

"We are safe, we have a nuclear power plant, they wonʼt come here, they won't shoot here, they won’t mess with such things", thought the residents of Enerhodar. But they were wrong. We traced what happened at the ZNPP (Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant) and in Enerhodar since the capture of the city.

On July 29, a message in Russian was sent to the group chat of the teachers from Kherson secondary school No. 46: “On July 30, 2022, at 10:00 a.m., an inventory of the school will be conducted. You are requested to prepare the documentation and property items specified in the inventory list. The attendance of the entire teaching team is mandatory.”Translated by Dmitry Lytov & Mike LytovЧитати українською