Ukraine: Russia Illegally Seizing Property in Occupied Areas

Click to expand Image A damaged residential building in the Russian-occupied eastern Ukrainian town of Severodonetsk, Luhansk region, August 8, 2024. © 2024 Alexander Ermochenko/Reuters Russian occupation authorities are seizing civilian property in occupied areas of Ukraine, despite international law prohibiting occupying powers from such conduct.Authorities have introduced a sham process to declare properties “ownerless” and transfer them to municipal ownership, while also imposing administrat