occupied(According to the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, Russia has stacked approximately 115,000 troops at Ukraine's borders, in the occupied Crimean peninsula, and in two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine where Moscow-backed separatists have waged war since 2014.foreignpolicy.com)
invade; install oneself(перен. E.g., they installed themselves at the corner table, они оккупировали угловой столик. Рина Грант); occupy(to capture • The soldiers occupied the town)
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