Russia stole at least 1150 companies from Ukraine in the occupied territories.

The Russian Federation illegally took over at least 1,150 companies that were previously under Ukrainian jurisdiction in the temporarily occupied territories. About 80% of these companies previously appeared in the register of legal entities of Ukraine, but now they are under Russian jurisdiction, reported Novaya Gazeta.

These include enterprises of various profiles, starting with factories, agricultural holdings, and food industry enterprises and ending with pharmacies, shopping centers, markets, shops, and other platforms for conducting business. At best, Ukrainian companies simply reorient their work to the Russian market, but most often, they become part of the Russian Federations military machine.

For example, the Berdyanski Zatki enterprise, which previously produced agricultural machinery, now makes anti-tank hedgehogs and stoves for the Russian army.