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Putin to seize homes from Ukrainians who fled occupied territories
- Putin signs a law allowing expropriation of unused homes in occupied Ukrainian areas.
- The measure covers Donetsk and Luhansk, plus Zaporizhzhia and Kherson provinces.
- The law allows later re-privatization of these properties.
- Local authorities may use some homes as official residences for civil servants.
- Millions have fled eastern Ukraine since the invasion, with some returning to occupied areas.
- Some displaced Ukrainians have settled in other parts of the country or abroad.
- The regulation accompanies ongoing disputes over property in occupied territories.
- The move follows Russia's broader effort to control property in occupied areas.
- The text notes the law could affect homes abandoned due to Ukrainian attacks.
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