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Russian Occupation Update, July 2, 2026: The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant occupation administration launched a summer program to prepare recent graduates of occupied Zaporizhia Oblast for careers as nuclear specialists. Read the full update: https://lnkd.in/e__x4Pze Other Key Takeaways: Russian occupation officials completed the evacuation of the Artek International Children’s Camp in occupied Crimea and may have facilitated the temporary deportation of some participants to children’s camps in Krasnodar Krai. Ukrainian sources reported that Russia continues the deportation of Ukrainian political prisoners to detention centers in Russia. Russia continues to formalize the militarization of school curricula, including in occupied Ukraine. Russian federal programs are using monetary incentives to encourage Russians to relocate to occupied Ukraine. Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) continues to brutally crack down on residents of occupied areas for perceived pro-Ukrainian or anti-Russian behaviors. An independent investigation highlighted the scale of Russia’s use of lawfare and persecution against Ukrainian minors.