The occupiers continue the so-called “nationalization” of the property of Ukraine and its citizens, and today they decided to illegally appropriate a number of properties, including a building in Simferopol belonging to the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people and the apartment of the country’s first lady Olena Zelenska in Yalta.

Earlier, the occupation administrations have already tried to legitimize the theft of Ukrainian property, including 147 objects in the fall of 2022. The occupiers also appropriated the property of 49 legal entities and individuals this year in February – a total of more than 609 objects belonging to various enterprises and banks, tourism and sports infrastructure.

Since September 2022, the Mission, with the participation of a number of state authorities, NGOs and experts, has begun to develop the priority measures necessary for the effective reintegration of Crimea immediately after liberation. As a result of the work, an analytical report was developed containing proposals for the state’s priority steps that will allow for the safe reintegration of the de-occupied territory of Crimea in key areas related to the restoration of the functioning of public authorities and the involvement of personnel; prosecution, determining approaches to the application of amnesty and lustration; verification of documents and court decisions of the occupation institutions; humanitarian policy and demilitarization; citizens of the aggressor state who illegally moved to the territory of the

Property issues and verification of documents issued by the occupation administrations were also in focus. Thus, the transactions made as a result of such illegal actions to “nationalize” the property of the state, Ukrainian business and citizens of Ukraine or to seize property from the rightful owners are null and void and will not be verified after de-occupation. Similarly, transactions involving citizens of the Russian Federation, occupation administrations or Russian businesses will not be recognized.

We emphasize that Ukraine does not recognize such “decisions” made by the occupation administrations. The rights of the affected property owners will be restored by returning such property or through compensation from the aggressor state, in particular in the form of reparations to be paid by the Russian Federation.