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Meat grinders with VPNs: How Russia’s Telegram blockade has hampered its own military effort

Meat grinders with VPNs: How Russia’s Telegram blockade has hampered its own military effort

A backward future: Russia’s economy is reverting to the era of serfdom

A backward future: Russia’s economy is reverting to the era of serfdom

Going ballistic: Iran’s strike on Diego Garcia shows why medium-range missile controls matter

Going ballistic: Iran’s strike on Diego Garcia shows why medium-range missile controls matter

Meat grinders with VPNs: How Russia’s Telegram blockade has hampered its own military effort

Meat grinders with VPNs: How Russia’s Telegram blockade has hampered its own military effort

A backward future: Russia’s economy is reverting to the era of serfdom

A backward future: Russia’s economy is reverting to the era of serfdom

Going ballistic: Iran’s strike on Diego Garcia shows why medium-range missile controls matter

Going ballistic: Iran’s strike on Diego Garcia shows why medium-range missile controls matter

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Ukraine’s “middle strike”: How Kyiv’s forces learned to hit targets up to 300 kilometers behind the front — and why Russia can’t stop them

Ukraine’s “middle strike”: How Kyiv’s forces learned to hit targets up to 300 kilometers behind the front — and why Russia can’t stop them

"We tricked Putin": Jailed Khabarovsk governor Sergei Furgal's ex-aide on mafia infighting, an FSB partnership, and the Kremlin’s revenge

"We tricked Putin": Jailed Khabarovsk governor Sergei Furgal's ex-aide on mafia infighting, an FSB partnership, and the Kremlin’s revenge

Anastasia Mikhaylova

“Putin told me, ‘If you want to do this kind of business, do it in Israel’”: Pavel Durov’s revelations from a biography

“Putin told me, ‘If you want to do this kind of business, do it in Israel’”: Pavel Durov’s revelations from a biography

“Matryoshka” enters the fray: The Kremlin and the GRU are spreading disinformation in Hungary ahead of its pivotal parliamentary election

“Matryoshka” enters the fray: The Kremlin and the GRU are spreading disinformation in Hungary ahead of its pivotal parliamentary election

From airstrikes to boots on the ground: U.S. eyes land operation in Iran with no easy options in sight

From airstrikes to boots on the ground: U.S. eyes land operation in Iran with no easy options in sight

Veaceslav Epureanu

Gas, nuclear power, and organized crime: How Viktor Orbán went from a critic of Russia to a champion of the Kremlin’s interests

Gas, nuclear power, and organized crime: How Viktor Orbán went from a critic of Russia to a champion of the Kremlin’s interests

Drifting out of Russia’s orbit: The Armenian PM’s visit to Moscow exposes a growing conflict that will determine the country’s future

Drifting out of Russia’s orbit: The Armenian PM’s visit to Moscow exposes a growing conflict that will determine the country’s future

Artur Khachatryan

Hybrid rear: How Iraq became another front in Iran’s war

Hybrid rear: How Iraq became another front in Iran’s war

Bacteria strike back: Rising antibiotic resistance will claim millions of lives in the coming decades

Bacteria strike back: Rising antibiotic resistance will claim millions of lives in the coming decades

Svetlana Bozrova

“A medal for the city of Budapest”: Who at the Russian Embassy in Hungary is helping “Kremlin ally” Viktor Orbán in the upcoming elections?

“A medal for the city of Budapest”: Who at the Russian Embassy in Hungary is helping “Kremlin ally” Viktor Orbán in the upcoming elections?

We have our own Starlink at home: What’s the matter with Russia’s satellite internet projects

We have our own Starlink at home: What’s the matter with Russia’s satellite internet projects

Farewell to the “May decrees”: Why Russia has abandoned salary targets for doctors and teachers

Farewell to the “May decrees”: Why Russia has abandoned salary targets for doctors and teachers

A bad case of terrorism: Authorities in both Israel and Lebanon are trying to get rid of Hezbollah

A bad case of terrorism: Authorities in both Israel and Lebanon are trying to get rid of Hezbollah

Marianna Belenkaya

“I delivered bags of money from Mogilevich to the police chief, and more for Orbán": Former Budapest gang member László Kovács tells all

“I delivered bags of money from Mogilevich to the police chief, and more for Orbán": Former Budapest gang member László Kovács tells all

Hungary for change: The opposition to Orbán leads in pre-election polls, but the government may resort to fraud

Hungary for change: The opposition to Orbán leads in pre-election polls, but the government may resort to fraud

Daniel Hegedüs

“This will be the last war with Hezbollah!”: How Lebanese people are surviving the latest outbreak of war

“This will be the last war with Hezbollah!”: How Lebanese people are surviving the latest outbreak of war

Alexander Leonidovich

Amid a hundred fires: Syria’s new leaders finding their way in the regional chaos

Amid a hundred fires: Syria’s new leaders finding their way in the regional chaos

Total cartel war: The crackdown on Mexico’s drug lords is claiming hundreds of thousands of lives, with no end in sight

Total cartel war: The crackdown on Mexico’s drug lords is claiming hundreds of thousands of lives, with no end in sight

Victor Márquez

Bad chemistry: Who synthesized the poison that killed Navalny and what a subsidiary of a German company has to do with it

Bad chemistry: Who synthesized the poison that killed Navalny and what a subsidiary of a German company has to do with it

Roman Dobrokhotov

America’s “special military operation”: How the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran is unfolding

America’s “special military operation”: How the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran is unfolding

Veaceslav Epureanu

Kremlin hotline: Hungary colluded with Russia to delist sanctioned oligarchs, companies and banks

Kremlin hotline: Hungary colluded with Russia to delist sanctioned oligarchs, companies and banks

Wojciech Cieśla

Holger Roonemaa

Kato Kopaleishvili

The secret life of insects: A GRU colonel loses a colony of rare ants after failing to protect Iran from missile strikes

The secret life of insects: A GRU colonel loses a colony of rare ants after failing to protect Iran from missile strikes

The virtual ruble: Why Russia’s digital currency experiment could strengthen the Kremlin’s authoritarian control

The virtual ruble: Why Russia’s digital currency experiment could strengthen the Kremlin’s authoritarian control

Ekaterina Mereminskaya

The price of a few cents: Women in Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine are being jailed for tiny payments to Ukraine

The price of a few cents: Women in Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine are being jailed for tiny payments to Ukraine

“I delivered bags of money from Mogilevich to the police chief, and more for Orbán": Former Budapest gang member László Kovács tells all

“I delivered bags of money from Mogilevich to the police chief, and more for Orbán": Former Budapest gang member László Kovács tells all

“In Russia, you will atone for your guilt before Putin”: Stories of three Russians deported from the United States

“In Russia, you will atone for your guilt before Putin”: Stories of three Russians deported from the United States

“Programs about Christ followed by beatings half to death”: Kherson’s ex-mayor Volodymyr Mykolaienko on his years in Russian captivity

Viktoriia Ponomareva

“Programs about Christ followed by beatings half to death”: Kherson’s ex-mayor Volodymyr Mykolaienko on his years in Russian captivity

“You must not show that you are afraid”: Tales of captivity in the Kremlin-controlled “People’s Republics”

Viktoriia Ponomareva

“You must not show that you are afraid”: Tales of captivity in the Kremlin-controlled “People’s Republics”

“They forced me to cook, clean, and fulfill their sexual whims”: Testimony of a Ukrainian woman enslaved by Russian soldiers

“They forced me to cook, clean, and fulfill their sexual whims”: Testimony of a Ukrainian woman enslaved by Russian soldiers

“This isn’t the Middle Ages, and we aren’t serfs”: Locals in Ukrainian-controlled parts of Donbas react to Putin’s territorial demands

“This isn’t the Middle Ages, and we aren’t serfs”: Locals in Ukrainian-controlled parts of Donbas react to Putin’s territorial demands

Tracked down, coerced, threatened: How Russia hunts down deserters and forces them back to the front lines in Ukraine

Viktoriia Ponomareva

Tracked down, coerced, threatened: How Russia hunts down deserters and forces them back to the front lines in Ukraine

“Thou shalt not idolize your motherland”: Russian Orthodox priests on the war in Ukraine and the degradation of their church

Valentina Matrenina

“Thou shalt not idolize your motherland”: Russian Orthodox priests on the war in Ukraine and the degradation of their church

The Kremlin’s missionary: A former aide shares the secrets of the Russian Orthodox Church in Hungary

Anastasia Mikhaylova

The Kremlin’s missionary: A former aide shares the secrets of the Russian Orthodox Church in Hungary

“Our people poisoned Navalny”: Former FSB officer on surveilling opposition figures and running black ops in Russia and Ukraine

Mikhail Kalinin

“Our people poisoned Navalny”: Former FSB officer on surveilling opposition figures and running black ops in Russia and Ukraine

“We tried to leave as few buildings intact as possible”: Russian-speaking IDF soldiers on their service in Gaza

Alexander Leonidovich

“We tried to leave as few buildings intact as possible”: Russian-speaking IDF soldiers on their service in Gaza

“Even if the war in Gaza ends, this hatred isn’t going anywhere”: Soviet-born émigré Jews speak out on the rise of antisemitism in the U.S.

Anna Rudnitskaya

“Even if the war in Gaza ends, this hatred isn’t going anywhere”: Soviet-born émigré Jews speak out on the rise of antisemitism in the U.S.

“Nobody wants to help the army anymore”: Confessions from Russian pro-war volunteers

Valentina Matrenina

“Nobody wants to help the army anymore”: Confessions from Russian pro-war volunteers

“If a colonel couldn’t do anything, what could I do?”: A Belarusian border guard’s confession

Mikhail Kalinin

“If a colonel couldn’t do anything, what could I do?”: A Belarusian border guard’s confession

Those who stayed: Stories of Ukrainians who refuse to leave their war-torn towns and villages

Those who stayed: Stories of Ukrainians who refuse to leave their war-torn towns and villages

“GRU officers do time for drugs, the police for protection rackets”: Inside Russia’s prison colony for crooked cops and spooks

“GRU officers do time for drugs, the police for protection rackets”: Inside Russia’s prison colony for crooked cops and spooks

“The president lives in his own reality”: Confessions of police officers and government officials in Russia’s borderlands

Anastasia Ulyanova

“The president lives in his own reality”: Confessions of police officers and government officials in Russia’s borderlands

“Everyone wants me to pick a fight with my cousin”: Nate Vance on war, family politics, and the fight for Ukraine

“Everyone wants me to pick a fight with my cousin”: Nate Vance on war, family politics, and the fight for Ukraine

“They tied me to a chair with duct tape and started torturing me with electricity”: Testimonies of Ukrainian women abducted by Russia

“They tied me to a chair with duct tape and started torturing me with electricity”: Testimonies of Ukrainian women abducted by Russia

“If we got captured, we’d probably be executed”: Confessions of three foreign volunteers fighting for Ukraine

“If we got captured, we’d probably be executed”: Confessions of three foreign volunteers fighting for Ukraine

“In emigration, the war was all we ever talked about. In Russia, it’s bad form.” The life of activists who returned to their home country

“In emigration, the war was all we ever talked about. In Russia, it’s bad form.” The life of activists who returned to their home country

“The officer made it clear we were being deported”: How Trump’s anti-immigration policies impacted Russian asylum seekers

“The officer made it clear we were being deported”: How Trump’s anti-immigration policies impacted Russian asylum seekers

“Even if you feel opposition inside, you have to demonstrate support”: Confessions of teachers in Belgorod schools

Anastasia Ulyanova

“Even if you feel opposition inside, you have to demonstrate support”: Confessions of teachers in Belgorod schools

“Photos of Putin and Kadyrov were in the dean’s office, like icons”: Russian students expelled for their anti-war views share their stories

Viktoriia Ponomareva

“Photos of Putin and Kadyrov were in the dean’s office, like icons”: Russian students expelled for their anti-war views share their stories

“We ditched our uniforms and hid in a swamp”: Chechen POWs from “Akhmat” share their accounts from Kursk

Mikhail Kalinin

“We ditched our uniforms and hid in a swamp”: Chechen POWs from “Akhmat” share their accounts from Kursk

“The only way to wash away the shame is with weapons”: Why Russian volunteers choose to fight for Ukraine

Vasily Krestyaninov

“The only way to wash away the shame is with weapons”: Why Russian volunteers choose to fight for Ukraine

“Their shouts of ‘Allahu Akbar’ drowned out our footsteps as we approached from the back”: Confessions of Ukrainian scouts

“Their shouts of ‘Allahu Akbar’ drowned out our footsteps as we approached from the back”: Confessions of Ukrainian scouts

“For 72 days I was electrocuted, beaten, not allowed to eat or sleep”: how Russian convicts are driven to “meat-grinder assaults”

Viktoriia Ponomareva

“For 72 days I was electrocuted, beaten, not allowed to eat or sleep”: how Russian convicts are driven to “meat-grinder assaults”

“They tied me to a tree and said: ‘We’re gonna put you down now.’ There were 30 bodies in a ditch nearby”: Confessions of a Russian deserter

“They tied me to a tree and said: ‘We’re gonna put you down now.’ There were 30 bodies in a ditch nearby”: Confessions of a Russian deserter

“Shreds of bodies hung from the branches”: Confessions of “meat grinder” assault veterans

Viktoriia Ponomareva

“Shreds of bodies hung from the branches”: Confessions of “meat grinder” assault veterans

“Dying isn’t as bad as being a Russian POW”: Freed Ukrainian soldiers speak out about their time in Russian captivity

Viktoriia Ponomareva

“Dying isn’t as bad as being a Russian POW”: Freed Ukrainian soldiers speak out about their time in Russian captivity

“We were handed envelopes with 'incentives' for delivering favorable results”: A Russian election official's confession

Nadezhda Kolobaeva

“We were handed envelopes with 'incentives' for delivering favorable results”: A Russian election official's confession

“It’s gut-wrenching to read accounts of torture and not be able to offer any comfort”: Confessions of Russian political prisoners’ wives

Ekaterina Pachikova

Nadezhda Kolobaeva

“It’s gut-wrenching to read accounts of torture and not be able to offer any comfort”: Confessions of Russian political prisoners’ wives

“I know that my hands are elbow-deep in blood”: Confessions of Russian deserters

“I know that my hands are elbow-deep in blood”: Confessions of Russian deserters

“Terrorists looked for children by following the sound of their screams”: How Russian-speaking families in Israel are surviving the war

“Terrorists looked for children by following the sound of their screams”: How Russian-speaking families in Israel are surviving the war

Under the watchful eye of “Nikolai Nikolaevich”: How the FSB's surveillance unit monitors journalists and foreigners

Under the watchful eye of “Nikolai Nikolaevich”: How the FSB's surveillance unit monitors journalists and foreigners

Declaration of digital independence: The EU is trying to protect itself from America’s monopoly on internet platforms

Declaration of digital independence: The EU is trying to protect itself from America’s monopoly on internet platforms

Andrey Smolyakov

"How much are drone coils these days?": The Insider and Nordsint go undercover to reveal how Chinese firms supply Russia’s defense industry

"How much are drone coils these days?": The Insider and Nordsint go undercover to reveal how Chinese firms supply Russia’s defense industry

The censorship shelf: Why some of Russia’s best films are being pulled from release without ever reaching audiences

The censorship shelf: Why some of Russia’s best films are being pulled from release without ever reaching audiences

Department of inefficiency: The legacy of Elon Musk’s DOGE threatens millions of lives worldwide

Department of inefficiency: The legacy of Elon Musk’s DOGE threatens millions of lives worldwide

Trump’s man in Havana? Cuba looks like Washington’s next regime change target

Trump’s man in Havana? Cuba looks like Washington’s next regime change target

Victor Márquez

“They destroyed all of Moscow’s competitive advantages”: Internet shutdowns are taking their toll on the Russian capital

“They destroyed all of Moscow’s competitive advantages”: Internet shutdowns are taking their toll on the Russian capital

Pulling the plug: America’s WHO departure is a death sentence for global health

Pulling the plug: America’s WHO departure is a death sentence for global health

Svetlana Bozrova

Betting on the Kurds: The U.S. is trying to use Kurdish forces in Iran against the ayatollahs

Betting on the Kurds: The U.S. is trying to use Kurdish forces in Iran against the ayatollahs

Lost in translation: How Russia’s new elite hit squad was compromised by an idiotic lapse in tradecraft

Lost in translation: How Russia’s new elite hit squad was compromised by an idiotic lapse in tradecraft

Roman Dobrokhotov

Fidelius Schmid

Nikolai Antoniadis

“Join the elite drone forces, and you’ll come home famous!”: Russian universities are luring students into paid military service

“Join the elite drone forces, and you’ll come home famous!”: Russian universities are luring students into paid military service

Viktoriia Ponomareva

Confuse and conquer: Trump’s messaging around Iran has split politicians and voters along familiar lines

Confuse and conquer: Trump’s messaging around Iran has split politicians and voters along familiar lines

Not what she said: Russian spokeswoman’s claim of EU “energy self-castration” turns out not to be accurate

Not what she said: Russian spokeswoman’s claim of EU “energy self-castration” turns out not to be accurate

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