Schedule

Kyiv Lviv Kharkiv Odesa
April 9
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11:00 AMKYIV– Andrii Dikhtiarenko, Editor-in-Chief and founder of Realna Gazeta.
– Olena Fetisova, news editor-in-chief, researcher;
– Sofiia Dikhtiarenko, researcher


All in person. 
Presentation of a study by the analytical department of “Realna Gazeta”: “Ethnic Replacement in the Temporarily Occupied Territories as a Tool of russian Neocolonization”


Topics for discussion: 
– Governance structure: the proportion of local officials versus appointees from russia before and after 2022; 
– Labor market displacement;
– Propaganda narratives presenting resettlement as “reconstruction” or “aid”;
– New social hierarchies and tensions between newcomers and the local population;
– Long-term political and economic consequences


Why is this important? 
The study examines systemic demographic and institutional transformations in the russian-occupied territories of Ukraine. The analysis indicates the dominance of russians in the administrative sphere of the occupied territories, particularly after 2022, and the consequences of such developments.