Russians in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine have begun a new wave of identifying so-called ownerless property. This refers to housing left behind by Ukrainians who have fled the occupation, reports the National Resistance Center (NRC). To seize the property of Ukrainians who have left the region due to occupation or to blackmail them into returning, Russian authorities are creating lists of such housing. They threaten to confiscate the property if the documents are not re-registered according to the laws of the Russian Federation. “Communal service workers and heads of homeowne…
