March 1 2026 deadline threatens Ukrainian children – The Kherson Oblast occupation Ministry of Labor said guardianship, trusteeship or adoption papers issued before 30 Sept 2022 will expire on 1 Mar 2026; municipal administrations in Hola Prystan, Oleshky and Melitopol warned guardians to re‑register under Russian law, a requirement embedded in the federal statutes adopted after the 30 Sept 2022 annexation [1][2][3].
Sevastopol installs veterans via “City of Heroes” – The occupation administration began the second training module of the “Sevastopol — City of Heroes” program in early February, a local copy of President Putin’s “Time of Heroes” scheme that places war veterans in municipal posts, a move ISW says both militarises local governance and deepens Kremlin control [7][8].
New Russian base under construction near Myrne – The Atesh partisan group reported on 11 Feb that Russian forces are building a large‑scale base for the 291st Motorized Rifle Regiment (42nd Motorized Rifle Division, 58th Combined Arms Army) near Myrne, Zaporizhia, including a field training camp and drone‑operator grounds, about 75 km from the regiment’s current area of operations [10][11].
Kherson property deadline cut to July 1 2026 – Occupied‑region media said the deadline for re‑registering Ukrainian‑style property with Rosreestr was moved from 2028 to 1 Jul 2026; without Russian citizenship owners cannot re‑register, so properties will be deemed “abandoned” and transferred to state or municipal hands, risking homelessness for thousands; Luhansk plans similar land‑seizure legislation, following a 15 Dec 2025 law that authorises nationalisation through 2030 [12][14][15].
Telegram throttled, residents pushed to MAX – ISW reported that Roskomnadzor throttled Telegram on 9‑10 Feb, causing slowdowns in Melitopol, Nova Kakhovka and occupied Luhansk; Ukrainian sources say the restriction is meant to force users onto the Russian‑state messenger MAX, which they allege functions as spyware that forwards personal data to Russian security services [16][17][18][19].