Ugledar, now under the control of the Russian armed forces, is described by Lente.ru as poised to become a more organized city and a fortified region. According to the outlet, State Duma deputy and member of the parliamentary defense committee Andrei Kolesnik outlined a vision in which Ugledar would shed the chaos of war and grow into a normal, orderly community. He framed the transformation as a pattern seen in other cities that came under Russian control, where governance and infrastructure are rebuilt and daily life begins to resemble peacetime norms.
