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According to the report, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin justifies the full-scale invasion, among other things, by "liberating" Russian-speaking regions. In reality, the territories under Russian occupation are subject to mass looting. Russian occupation forces have "confiscated," or in fact seized, at least 25,000 residential properties in Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson regions. This campaign has been ongoing since 2014. Under the guise of "ownerless property," Moscow is seizing houses and apartments belonging to Ukrainians who are not listed in Russian registries.
The report also stated that large-scale confiscations are also taking place in other towns and villages. In Energodar, where most residents fled the occupation, their homes have been occupied by Russian forces. In Donetsk, apartments in central districts are being confiscated. In the mining town of Bryanka near Luhansk, which has become a military logistics hub for the Russian Armed Forces, the "authorities" plan to seize approximately 400 apartments in old Soviet-era buildings. In the resort town of Kyrylivka in the Zaporizhia region, not only houses but also hotels, restaurants, and sanatoriums—at least 70 properties—have been "confiscated." In most cases, housing is transferred to Russian military personnel, intelligence officers, and government officials.
Furthermore, as a reward for their participation in the aggression against Ukraine, veterans of the so-called "SVO" receive land plots and apartments. In Crimea, according to official data, approximately 2,500 such individuals have already become owners of land by the sea. If the houses aren't occupied by security forces or officials, they are sold at auction. According to Gunola Inizan, a researcher at Lumière Lyon 2 University, " the main goal of the confiscation is to enrich the state ." In the first six months of 2025 alone, the Kremlin earned over 24 million euros from the "nationalization" of Ukrainian property in occupied Crimea. The confiscation system is also used to impose Russian citizenship. Since October 2023, proof of housing rights can only be obtained with a Russian passport. In March 2025, Moscow announced the issuance of 3.5 million Russian documents in the so-called "new regions." This policy, as Le Figaro notes, not only legitimizes the seizure of other people's property but also complicates the process of future de-occupation.
How is Putin going to hold onto the occupied territories long term, when the people there hate him and Ukraine's army is stronger than ever? How does he plan to defend it, year after year? Black shadows are moving onto Moscow with one target in mind.
The report also stated that large-scale confiscations are also taking place in other towns and villages. In Energodar, where most residents fled the occupation, their homes have been occupied by Russian forces. In Donetsk, apartments in central districts are being confiscated. In the mining town of Bryanka near Luhansk, which has become a military logistics hub for the Russian Armed Forces, the "authorities" plan to seize approximately 400 apartments in old Soviet-era buildings. In the resort town of Kyrylivka in the Zaporizhia region, not only houses but also hotels, restaurants, and sanatoriums—at least 70 properties—have been "confiscated." In most cases, housing is transferred to Russian military personnel, intelligence officers, and government officials.
Furthermore, as a reward for their participation in the aggression against Ukraine, veterans of the so-called "SVO" receive land plots and apartments. In Crimea, according to official data, approximately 2,500 such individuals have already become owners of land by the sea. If the houses aren't occupied by security forces or officials, they are sold at auction. According to Gunola Inizan, a researcher at Lumière Lyon 2 University, " the main goal of the confiscation is to enrich the state ." In the first six months of 2025 alone, the Kremlin earned over 24 million euros from the "nationalization" of Ukrainian property in occupied Crimea. The confiscation system is also used to impose Russian citizenship. Since October 2023, proof of housing rights can only be obtained with a Russian passport. In March 2025, Moscow announced the issuance of 3.5 million Russian documents in the so-called "new regions." This policy, as Le Figaro notes, not only legitimizes the seizure of other people's property but also complicates the process of future de-occupation.
How is Putin going to hold onto the occupied territories long term, when the people there hate him and Ukraine's army is stronger than ever? How does he plan to defend it, year after year? Black shadows are moving onto Moscow with one target in mind.