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Western sanctions are meant to prevent Russia from supplying its military from abroad, but sensitive electronics are still getting through. Reporters traced several of these supply chains through Kazakhstan — and found that they run through companies newly established by Russians.

19 May

Maria Zholobova, Benjamin Bidder, Ilya Lozovsky, Vyacheslav Abramov

Kazakhstan Has Become a Pathway for the Supply of Russia’s War Machine. Here’s How It Works

A Russian military paramedic talks with IStories about poor medical training in the Russian army and what are the most dangerous wounds in the war with Ukraine

12 May

“Better Get a Minor Wound — No One Will Help You”

IStories looked into the life stories of the convicted criminals who died in Ukraine and were recruited by Russia’s infamous paramilitary organization Wagner PMC, talked to the victims of their crimes, relatives and friends

3 May

Alesya Marokhovskaya, Ekaterina Fomina

Faces of Wagner

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The Case of Russian Censorship

IStories found out who and why works for Russia’s main censor

2 March

Editors, Katya Bonch-Osmolovskaya

Faces of Censorship

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The Case of Russian Censorship

Who found themselves in Roskomnadzor, the main Russian censor’s, sights, and why: potential “foreign agents”, opinion leaders, the media, tech giants, messaging apps and those close to powerful people. Enemies are blocked, while loyalists are saved from unflattering publications

8 February

Alesya Marokhovskaya, Irina Dolinina, Sonya Savina, Editors, Polina Uzhvak, Katya Bonch-Osmolovskaya

The All-Seeing State Eye

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

The West Has Banned the Sale of Components for Weapons Production to Russia. But Russia Is Still Buying Them

When Western European markets stopped buying Russian timber, Russia’s largest logging company scrapped environmental protections

20 April

Wartime Ecology

of Russian politically

exposed persons

and their family members

Russian servicemen, who may have been involved in a missile attack on a residential building in Dnipro, avoid Important Stories' questions

16 January

Irina Dolinina, Dmitry Velikovsky

The Russian Aviation Squadron’s Chief of Staff: “What, Did I Press the Button, or Was I Sitting in the Plane?”

Stories of children from Mariupol “saved” by the Russian army. Two of them lost their mother during the war

24 February

Ekaterina Fomina

Ukrainian Children Were Brought on the Stage during the Pro-war Concert in Moscow. IStories Found Who They Are

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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

“Dispose of Them,” the Commander Ordered

Who to blame: search engine recommendations or reading tastes of Russians?

9 March

Editors

How Google Helps Russian Propaganda

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The Case of Russian Censorship

Russia’s main censor — Roskomnadzor — secretly monitors publications critical of Russian authorities on the internet. They generate reports that they then send to the security forces. What does it mean for Russian citizens?

8 February

Alesya Marokhovskaya, Irina Dolinina, Sonya Savina, Editors, Polina Uzhvak, Katya Bonch-Osmolovskaya

How Roskomnadzor Protects Putin's Power

IStories editor Roman Anin on how Russia’s Game of Thrones will end

9 January

In Russia, a Clan War for Putin’s Throne Has Begun. Who Will Win?

Why Russian servicemen are refusing to fight in Ukraine and how Russia is trying to send them back to the front

18 August

“You Do Realize We’re the Fascists?”