🕳️ Released Phantom Node 39: Dmitry Kozak. The Overseer of the Occupied Territories

This project is a philosophical and artistic study of the phenomenon of "phantom nodes" — invisible yet influential objects and subjects in the contemporary global system. The descriptions contained within this study are metaphorical and allegorical, aimed at uncovering systemic problems, regimes, and civilisational influences. They are not a journalistic investigation or legal accusations, but serve as an artistic interpretation of reality.

This creation is protected and cannot be used by third parties for the purpose of supporting, propagating, or legitimizing criminal regimes, terrorist states, and organizations operating in the shadows. The use of data or analysis results from this project, whether in part or in full, is expressly prohibited if the objective is to support or conceal their criminal activity. 

The project may be freely used by individuals and organizations that combat evil, corruption, and aggression.

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The news of Dmitriy Kozak's resignation from the position of Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration of the Russian Federation means that Node 39 is moving from the "operational" to the "deactivated" category. 

His role as "The Overseer of the Occupied Territories" is now disbanded, and the responsibility is likely redistributed among other phantoms in the network. 

This indicates internal changes in the system but not its weakening.

His figure becomes a "ghost" node that retains history but loses active operational control.

Dossier Update. Pivtorak.Studio. 18.09.2025

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🛡️ This project is an artistic and philosophical exploration. All descriptions are allegorical in nature.

🕳️ Released Phantom Node 39: Dmitry Kozak. The Overseer of the Occupied Territories

Master of puppet territories. Silent, tactical, delegated evil.

Who is this?

Dmitry Kozak is a Russian politician and deputy chief of staff of the presidential administration of the Russian Federation. Born and educated in Ukraine, he became one of the Kremlin's top curators for managing occupied and separatist territories, including Transnistria, Crimea, and the Donbas. Known for building loyal administrative structures in unstable zones.

Type of node:

Colonial Administrative Phantom

Status:

Unofficial Governance, Proxy Authority

Form of control:

Shadow Management, Puppetry, Legal Fiction

Phantom image:

A silent overseer behind pseudo-republics and provisional governments.

What remains after the phantom:

Artificial state structures, forced dependencies, ghost administrations.

Core of the node:

What sustained it?

State-sanctioned coercion, negotiated pressure, and legal simulations of legitimacy.

How did it become a phantom?

By moving from front-stage roles to behind-the-scenes control and remote influence.

Why does the phantom still exist?

Because the puppet structures still operate, and the occupation continues.

Phantom’s condition:

Active through proxies, legalized by force, denied officially.

After the regime:

The collapse of pseudo-governments

Declassification of occupation strategies

Efforts toward reintegration and justice

Collective reaction:

We only saw the front signs. Now we understand — behind them stood “the overseer”.

We do not agree. We are liberating the territories — and the memory.

Core principle:

Kozak’s phantom is a phantom of power without responsibility.

He taught how to rule while staying in the shadows.

Alt-text:

A graphite-textured, sepia-toned digital illustration of Dmitry Kozak. His figure is shadowy, semi-blurred, with a map of Ukraine behind him. He holds a marionette in his hands — a symbol of the puppet structures he orchestrated in occupied territories. Broken regions and militarized lines run across the background.

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Unmasking the Phantom. Pivtorak.Studio. 05.08.2025

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🛡️ This project is an artistic and philosophical exploration. All descriptions are allegorical in nature.

🫧 Phantom Node Dossier: Dmitry Kozak. Deep Network of Control

Key Aspects of the Phantom: 

"Curator of Occupied Territories and Subversive Activities" (or "Engineer of Hidden Control"). This phantom symbolizes his role as a key figure responsible for managing "problematic" territories (both within the Russian Federation and beyond its borders, particularly the occupied and captured parts of Ukraine), coordinating shadow operations, and attempting to integrate these territories into Russia's orbit. His influence lies in the architecture of informal control and shadow governance.

Regimes (which he directly shapes/supports):

🕵️ Siloviki / Chekism: Although not a security officer in the direct sense, he is a long-standing associate of Putin from Saint Petersburg and a member of their inner circle, operating on the principles of special services. His activities are closely intertwined with security structures.

🟠 Authoritarianism: His activities are aimed at strengthening and expanding authoritarian control over new, captured territories, ensuring their "integration" and suppressing any resistance.

💰 Kleptocracy (Shadow): He is a key manager in systems where assets and financial flows are redistributed in occupied territories, which inevitably involves corruption and personal enrichment.

⛓️ Colonial Administration: A regime implemented in occupied territories where the metropolis (Russian Federation) establishes full control over resources, population, and administrative structures, using local puppets. Kozak is one of the architects of this model.

Tools (which he actively uses/oversees):

🌐 Management of Occupied/Problematic Territories: He is primarily responsible for coordinating activities in the occupied territories of Ukraine (and previously in unrecognized republics), including the political, economic, and social aspects of their "integration."

🤫 Curatorship of Hybrid Projects: Participated in the curatorship of Russian policy regarding Ukraine, including the Minsk agreements, the "Normandy Format," as well as shadow influences and the creation of puppet structures in Donbas.

💸 Financial Schemes and Asset Redistribution: Likely controls financial flows aimed at supporting occupied territories, and manages the redistribution of "nationalized" or seized assets.

🕵️ Management of Internal Regions of the Russian Federation: Has extensive experience in overseeing regional development and resolving "problematic" issues within Russia itself, applying rigid administrative methods.

🗣️ Informational Influence: Although not a media magnate, his activities are closely linked to shaping the information space in occupied territories and promoting Russian narratives.

💪 Administrative Resource and Pressure: Uses his significant administrative influence to implement Kremlin policies and suppress any dissent.

Civilizational Influences (which he embodies/exploits):

🦅 Post-Soviet Space / Legacy of Empire (Administrative Management): Kozak is a representative of the Soviet school of "hard" administrative management and control over territories, which allowed him to effectively manage complex regions and implement imperial policy.

⚔️ Aggressive Expansionism: His activities are directly linked to the implementation of the Russian Federation's expansionist policy, particularly regarding Ukraine, through the capture and subsequent administration of territories.

⚖️ Corruption (As a Mechanism of Governance): Although this is not his primary profile, corruption is an integral part of any processes of governing occupied territories, where opacity and the absence of law allow for the "siphoning off" of funds and assets.

👻 Phantom State Entities: He is one of the architects of the "LNR/DNR" and other puppet "state" entities that are phantoms serving the interests of the Russian Federation.

💔 Division and Assimilation: His activities are aimed at dividing Ukrainian society and forcibly assimilating captured territories into the Russian space.

Dissection of a Phantom Node. Pivtorak.Studio. 05.08.2025

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🛡️ This project is an artistic and philosophical exploration. All descriptions are allegorical in nature.