Russia's fake "rebuilding" in occupied Ukraine - Eastern Express - TVP WORLD

The Kremlin claims it is “rebuilding” Ukraine’s occupied territories, but the reality is a vast patronage system enriching Moscow’s elites. In this episode of Eastern Express, we trace the flow of money from Mariupol to Luhansk, exposing how state corporations like Rostec and Kremlin-loyal governors profit from seized assets, inflated contracts, and opaque tenders.

We reveal collapsing “modernised” buildings, embezzlement scandals, and the legal theft of homes and factories under Russia’s so-called “abandoned property” decrees. This corrupt reconstruction model is designed not to help local residents, but to lock the occupied regions into Russia’s orbit and complicate any future reintegration with Ukraine.