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The West Has Banned the Sale of Components for Weapons Production to Russia. But Russia’s Main Weapons Manufacturer, Rostec, Is Still Buying Them
IStories recently published a story about how the West supplies components for Russian Orlan drones. Now, we reveal how Rostec purchases Western components for electronic warfare systems that destroy Ukrainian defenses.
25 January
Maria Zholobova
Stories
The West Has Banned the Sale of Components for Weapons Production to Russia. But Russia Is Still Buying Them
During the course of Russia’s war on Ukraine, Western companies have supplied Russia with components to produce Orlan drones that help kill Ukrainians. An investigation by IStories, Reuters and the Royal United Services Institute
15 December
Maria Zholobova
,
Stephen Grey,
Maurice Tamman
Stories
The Russian Aviation Squadron’s Chief of Staff: “What, Did I Press the Button, or Was I Sitting in the Plane?”
Russian servicemen, who may have been involved in a missile attack on a residential building in Dnipro, avoid questions
16 January
Irina Dolinina
,
Dmitry Velikovsky
Opinions
In Russia, a Clan War for Putin’s Throne Has Begun. Who Will Win?
IStories editor Roman Anin on how Russia’s Game of Thrones will end
9 January
Roman Anin
Stories
“You do realize we’re the fascists?”
Why Russian servicemen are refusing to fight in Ukraine and how Russia is trying to send them back to the front
18 August
Irina Dolinina
Video of the day
What the post-war future holds for Russia: Drawing on the case of post-Nazi Germany
2 November - YOUTUBE
Stories
Until death convinces us
IStories spoke with relatives of three dead, recently mobilized soldiers. They discussed why their loved ones decided "not to run" and go to war — and whether they consider this choice to have been the right one
28 December
Editors
Stories
How "moms" but not the Ministry of Defense provide for the Russian army
What pushes the Russians to make up for shortages in the army's equipment at their own expense, and does their help make any difference?
4 July
Sonya Savina
,
Editors
Stories
Eight Pskov paratroopers in Bucha
The phone of a local resident who survived a mass shooting was found in Bucha. The occupiers used this phone to call home. We found them
27 June
Ekaterina Fomina
Stories
"Dispose of Them," the Commander Ordered
Important Stories has learned the names of Russian soldiers involved in the killing of local civilians in a village near Kyiv. We called them, and one of the soldiers confessed to his crimes.
18 August
Ekaterina Fomina
,
Editors
Stories
How the war divided one of Russia's most influential political clans
Relatives of the governor of the Moscow region — a longtime associate of the Russian defense minister — invested millions of dollars in foreign assets, obtained foreign citizenship, and spoke out against the "special military operation"
23 June
Editors
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What Would Happen If Putin's Most Cherished Dream about the War Came True?
Or why true patriots of Russia should want the army to leave Ukraine as soon as possible — the opinion of Roman Anin, editor-in-chief of Important Stories
28 June
Roman Anin
Stories
Rotenbergs' enforcer
What's the connection between the head of the Russian Railways Security Service and Vladimir Putin's childhood friends
9 June
Editors
Opinions
What war crimes have Russian servicemen committed in Ukraine
Analysts of the Conflict Intelligence Team recount high-profile cases that have been confirmed
26 May
Sonya Savina
Opinions
How Putin Decided to Go to War
Why was the war destined for failure from the very beginning, what sources of information did president Putin rely on before starting it, and why did nobody in the Federal Security Service [FSB] of the Russian Federation tell him the truth about the real situation in Ukraine
16 May
Roman Anin
Stories
Refugees 2022. A documentary film by Important stories
How they lose, escape, and help during the war
27 May
Irina Dolinina
,
Ekaterina Fomina
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