11 May 2026

Russia Rebuilding Occupied Ukraine for Extraction

Maksym Beznosiuk

Moscow’s latest reconstruction plans for the occupied territories of Ukraine are less about recovery and more about consolidating political and economic control. The Kremlin is developing an extractive occupation model focused on seizing property, exporting grain and other products, and exploiting critical minerals to support Russia’s wartime economy.

Living conditions in the occupied territories continue to deteriorate, with shortages of electricity, gas, water, medicine, food, and basic municipal services becoming ever more common.

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