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Kazakhstan Has Become a Pathway for the Supply of Russia’s War Machine. Here’s How It Works
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
Stories
“Better Get a Minor Wound — No One Will Help You”
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
Irina Dolinina
Stories
Faces of Wagner
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
Stories
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The Case of Russian Censorship
Faces of Censorship
IStories found out who and why works for Russia’s main censor
2 March
Editors,
Katya Bonch-Osmolovskaya
Stories
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The Case of Russian Censorship
The All-Seeing State Eye
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
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Editors,
Polina Uzhvak
,
Katya Bonch-Osmolovskaya
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
Wartime Ecology
When Western European markets stopped buying Russian timber, Russia’s largest logging company scrapped environmental protections
20 April
Polina Uzhvak
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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 Important Stories' questions
16 January
Irina Dolinina
,
Dmitry Velikovsky
Stories
Ukrainian Children Were Brought on the Stage during the Pro-war Concert in Moscow. IStories Found Who They Are
Stories of children from Mariupol “saved” by the Russian army. Two of them lost their mother during the war
24 February
Ekaterina Fomina
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“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
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Editors
Stories
How Google Helps Russian Propaganda
Who to blame: search engine recommendations or reading tastes of Russians?
9 March
Editors
Stories
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The Case of Russian Censorship
How Roskomnadzor Protects Putin's Power
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
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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
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