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Occupation
Occupation – the occupation of territory by armed forces (occupying forces) and the assumption of control over it
Source: "DIRECTIVE ON INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW FOR THE ARMED FORCES OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION"
(approved by the Minister of Defense of Russia on August 8, 2001)
(along with "RULES FOR THE APPLICATION OF NORMS OF INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW RELATING TO DISTINGUISHING SIGNS")