Putin Signs Law Confiscating 'Ownerless' Homes in Occupied Ukraine
2 days ago
- #Russia-Ukraine war
- #property seizure
- #international law
- Vladimir Putin signed a law allowing seizure of houses in Russian-occupied Ukrainian territories if owners fled.
- Properties deemed 'ownerless' in Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia regions can be taken by Russian authorities.
- Seized properties may be given to Russian citizens who lost homes due to conflict or used for civil servants, military, etc.
- UN Human Rights Committee warns of property confiscation violating international law, with over 38,000 homes potentially abandoned.