Ukraine War: A completely normal dictatorship – what Ukrainians experience in Russian-occupied territories | Capital+
Volunteers evacuate an elderly woman from Andriivka in eastern Ukraine – Russian troops have dangerously approached the town. Several million Ukrainians already live under Russian occupation.
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by Kristina Thomas
7 minsUkraine is supposed to cede territory – a demand of Putin. But how do people live under the Russians? What have people experienced who fled the occupiers?
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