Russia poured $11.8B into occupied Ukrainian territories in 2024–2026 — 3x more than the combined development funds for 20 other Russian regions — Reuters.
The money is permanently building occupied Ukraine into Russia — ahead of any peace deal. 1/
Reuters analyzed thousands of satellite images using a machine-learning model.
Result: 2,500+ km of railroads, highways and roads newly built or upgraded across occupied Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson since 2022. 2/
Novorossiya Railways: $425M spent since 2023. A 525 km main line is under construction across all four occupied Ukrainian regions
Satellite images show a 60 km section in Donetsk already laid, built to deliver ammunition and military vehicles away from Ukrainian strike range. 3/
Ukrainian fighter Orest operates behind enemy lines in Donetsk. He watches Russia rebuild the railways his unit keeps bombing.
"The railroad is hundreds of kilometres long. We're not all-powerful, unfortunately." 4/
Novorossiya Highway: $214M+ in awarded tenders, 630 km when finished — part of a 1,400 km "Azov Ring" loop connecting Russia, occupied Ukraine and Crimea.
It already bypasses the Crimean Bridge — Ukraine's main chokepoint against Russian military supply. 5/
Moscow added Mariupol and Berdiansk to its list of open Russian ports in August.
Satellite: a new silver-domed structure on Mariupol's docks. 18 cargo ships departed July–November 2025, loaded with grain and coal. In 2024: zero. 6/
Russia is auctioning Ukrainian natural resources. A gold deposit in Luhansk with $260M in reserves was sold to a Russian mining company for $9.7M.
508,500 tons of Ukrainian coal exported since 2022 — to Turkey, UAE, India and Indonesia. 7X
Source: reuters.com/investigations…
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