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Might Belarus Join Russia in the War?
https://istories.media/en/stories/2026/04/22/might-belarus-join-russia-in-the-war/
Published: April 22, 2026 06:01
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stated Russia is once again attempting to drag Belarus into the war. Is it possible? How could it look and how would it affect Ukraine?
New Reforms Will Leave Some Areas of Russia without Internet, Internet Providers Warn
Published: April 14, 2026 15:02
Essentially, only the state-run internet will remain in the whole country
US Citizen Went to Army Recruitment Offices in Both Moscow and Kyiv
Published: April 6, 2026 08:32
Mathew Dubron wrote a book on the two opposing sides volunteers’ perspectives on war and told IStories about what he saw in both countries
Alleged Magnitsky Case Fraud Mastermind Tried in Absentia in France
Published: March 29, 2026 21:56
This is the first investigation on Dmitry Klyuev’s activity to reach the trial stage
From Irish Alumina to Russian Rockets
https://istories.media/en/stories/2026/03/24/from-irish-alumina-to-russian-rockets/
Published: March 24, 2026 05:00
Leaked transaction data reveals how a major refinery in Ireland owned by Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska feeds into the aluminum supply chain of Russia’s weapons manufacturers. An investigation by IStories, OCCRP, The Irish Times, and partners
How the Daughter of a Russian Intelligence Officer Became a Recruiter for Epstein’s Trafficking Network
https://istories.media/en/stories/2026/03/21/lana/
Published: March 21, 2026 19:38
IStories tells the story of Lana Pozhidaeva — an MGIMO graduate, model, and daughter of career intelligence officers — who for many years was involved in Jeffrey Epstein’s network and recruited women for him from the former Soviet Union
The Russian War Snuff Videos Industry: “Welcome to the Real Murders Channel”
Published: March 17, 2026 06:58
Who makes money off videos of brutal war executions published on Telegram channels
Inside the Pipeline: How North Korea Armed Russia
https://istories.media/en/stories/2026/03/16/how-north-korea-armed-russia/
Published: March 16, 2026 12:25
Russia has received more than 8 million artillery rounds from the DPRK. An investigation by IStories and the Open Source Centre
Russia Aims to Recruit 80,000 Contract Soldiers for Unmanned Systems Forces by Year’s End
Published: March 5, 2026 14:46
The campaign includes recruiting students and conscripts
Students Recruited to War in Universities and Colleges All Over Russia
Published: March 3, 2026 16:23
What we know about the student recruitment campaign and how to avoid it
Russia Restricts “Friendly” Countries Mercenary Recruitment
https://istories.media/en/news/2026/02/23/russia-restricts-friendly-countries-mercenary-recruitment/
Published: February 23, 2026 13:29
About 40 countries could have been stoplisted to recruit from
IStories Now Has Its Own App
https://istories.media/en/news/2026/02/16/istories-now-has-its-own-app/
Published: February 16, 2026 12:21
Install it and share with people who need it!
“The Central African Republic Supports Trump”
https://istories.media/en/stories/2026/02/14/wagner-africa-latam/
Published: February 14, 2026 06:02
A new leak unveils the scale of Wagner Group’s ex-staffers’ work in Africa and Latin America as well as Russian intelligence connections
How Chechnya and the Kremlin Are Preparing for the Death of Ramzan Kadyrov
https://istories.media/en/stories/2026/01/23/chechnya-after-ramzan-kadyrov/
Published: January 23, 2026 07:58
The successor will be the one who can guarantee the Kadyrov family’s security and keep Chechnya under Kremlin control
In France, Prosecutors Seized Assets Belonging to the Head of Gazprombank and His Deputy Totaling More Than €100 Million — Le Monde
https://istories.media/en/news/2026/01/20/akimov-villas/
Published: January 20, 2026 14:34
The head of Gazprombank had four villas seized, while his deputy lost one
IStories Founder Roman Anin Stripped of Russian Citizenship
Published: December 23, 2025 13:53
The decision is linked to the publication of an investigation by Ekaterina Fomina about the mass shootings of civilians in Ukraine’s Bucha
What We Learned from a Hacker Attack on the Russian Military Registry Developer
https://istories.media/en/stories/2025/12/22/mikord/
Published: December 22, 2025 05:55
Over the past three years, Russia has almost completed the development of a digital registry that can be used for a new and more effective war mobilization campaign, storing data on 25 million citizens who can potentially be drafted. IStories examined the…
Authorities Evict Chechen Alternative for Germany Party Member Murad Dadaev From His Villa in Hanover Following Investigation by IStories and CORRECTIV
https://istories.media/en/news/2025/12/11/authorities-evict-murad-dadaev-from-his-villa/
Published: December 11, 2025 14:56
The article established Dadaev’s connections with Kadyrov’s people in Europe
Hackers Breach Infrastructure of Key Unified Military Registry Developer
Published: December 11, 2025 11:04
They gained access to data on the development of the registry
A Monument to the Son of CIA Deputy Director Michael Gloss, Killed in the War in Ukraine, Erected in Donetsk
Published: December 10, 2025 13:54
It was installed at the school that was previously named after Gloss
The First Chechen of German Nationalism
https://istories.media/en/stories/2025/12/09/the-first-chechen-of-german-nationalism/
Published: December 9, 2025 07:00
How did a Grozny native whose brother participated in the assassination of Ramzan Kadyrov’s opponent become a prominent figure in the Alternative for Germany party and gather German far-rightists around him?
Leaked Russian Records Reveal Obscure Firms Helping Bust North Korean Oil Sanctions
https://istories.media/en/stories/2025/11/20/russia-and-nkorea/
Published: November 20, 2025 13:57
Companies in Russia and the United Arab Emirates are involved in secretive exports of oil products to North Korea — in violation of U.N. sanctions that Moscow itself supported.
How Sergey Kirienko Is Battling the Siloviki
https://istories.media/en/stories/2025/11/19/how-sergey-kirienko-is-battling-the-siloviki/
Published: November 19, 2025 07:53
Here is what we know from sources close to the Kremlin and law enforcement agencies.
Putin Approves Preparations for Full-scale Nuclear Weapons Tests in Response to Possible U.S. Tests
Published: November 5, 2025 14:35
Earlier, U.S. President Trump also instructed the Pentagon to resume such tests
In 2024, Almost a Thousand Women Were Killed in Acts of Domestic Violence in Russia
Published: October 31, 2025 08:25
This represents 47% of all women intentionally murdered in Russia, which is the highest ratio in the last 15 years
“They Aren’t Letting Us Go.” Russian Cadets Lured into Military Service with No Way Out
Published: October 29, 2025 06:04
Russian cadets at military universities and academies say they are being deprived of the right to resign. At the same time, their military contracts are now permanent under Putin’s 2022 mobilization decree
Russia Breaks “Treason” Sentences Record, Publishes Data on How Many Criminals Escaped Punishment by Going to War
https://istories.media/en/stories/2025/10/21/russian-court-rulings-data-from-the-first-half-of-2025/
Published: October 21, 2025 05:33
What else can we learn from the Russian court rulings data from the first half of 2025?
“Dumb Way to Fight”
https://istories.media/en/stories/2025/10/15/dumb-way-to-fight/
Published: October 15, 2025 07:40
There are deserters who flee the war right from the frontlines. Some of them, like corporal Pavlov, manage to do so twice. He told us his story
People Kidnapped and Sentenced with “Espionage” and “Treason” in Occupied Territories of Ukraine
Published: October 12, 2025 22:04
From July to September 2025, courts in Russia’s so-called new territories imposed sentences in this category of cases every three days. Teenagers, pensioners, women, and even entire families have fallen victim to the repression
Putin’s War Economy Reaches Limit
https://istories.media/en/stories/2025/10/02/putins-war-economy-reaches-limit/
Published: October 2, 2025 14:23
According to the 2026 draft budget data
Tapas and Toxins
https://istories.media/en/stories/2025/09/30/tapas-and-toxins/
Published: September 30, 2025 08:09
A Russian-Spanish wine exporter whose family runs a chic tapas bar is under investigation for shipping sanctioned chemicals to Russia. She also owns a chemical company in Russia whose clients have included major state scientific agencies known for…
Sovcombank Co-owner Sergey Khotimsky Invested Millions of Dollars in U.S. Real Estate, and It Avoided Sanctions
https://istories.media/en/stories/2025/09/28/khotimsky/
Published: September 28, 2025 09:01
An investigation by The Post and Courier, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and IStories
Three Years of Mobilization: What One Region — and the Whole Russia — Has Endured
https://istories.media/en/stories/2025/09/19/3-years-of-mobilization/
Published: September 19, 2025 07:09
One in four was killed, went missing, or was wounded. IStories analyzed the full list of those mobilized from Tomsk Oblast and reports on what three years of mobilization have looked like through the lens of a single Russian region
Security Forces Abducted a Moscow Suburb Resident, Tortured Him for Several Days While Handcuffed to a Radiator, and Ultimately Charged Him with Possession of Explosives
https://istories.media/en/news/2025/09/18/bolobolov/
Published: September 18, 2025 12:04
His relatives told IStories about this case. The explosive device as an evidence was likely planted on him
Russian Troops Once Again Used an Underground Pipe. Is This Tactic Really Effective?
https://istories.media/en/stories/2025/09/18/pipes/
Published: September 18, 2025 05:09
Passages through pipes have little impact on the course of combat operations, according to military experts
Yulia Navalnaya Claims Alexei Navalny Was Poisoned in Prison
Published: September 17, 2025 08:47
According to the politician’s widow, laboratories in two countries independently reached this conclusion
“My Father is a Highly Respected Person”
https://istories.media/en/stories/2025/09/17/my-father-is-a-highly-respected-person/
Published: September 17, 2025 08:19
On the fourth year of Russian “war against the West” the son of the first deputy director of Rostec state corporation was detained in his villa in Spain in a money laundering probe. IStories got the video of his testimonies
Kremlin Has Increased Spending on Expanding Its Network of Loyal Young Leaders, Journalists, and Bloggers Abroad by 1.5 Times
https://istories.media/en/stories/2025/09/16/rossotrudnichestvo-2025/
Published: September 16, 2025 11:59
Spending on promoting the Russian language abroad has tripled. This is how Moscow seeks to expand its influence and impose a pro-Russian agenda in other countries, while continuing its military aggression
Russia Implements First Travel Ban Due to Military Register
Published: September 12, 2025 11:45
A man was barred from going on vacation just days after receiving a draft notice
Ivan Tkachev, Head of FSB Directorate K, Appointed Chief of Military Counterintelligence
https://istories.media/en/news/2025/09/11/tkachev-new-post/
Published: September 11, 2025 08:58
In wartime, this position is considered doomed
Garantex, Russian Crypto Exchange Used to Evade Sanctions, Continues Operating Under New Names and Has Grown Into a Decentralized Network, Transparency International Russia Finds
https://istories.media/en/news/2025/09/10/garantex-revived/
Published: September 10, 2025 06:57
This spring, foreign law enforcement agencies attempted to dismantle it, but the structure managed to revive
“If You Can Handle It — You Can Handle It, If Not — We’ll Bury You.” How Alexander Khinshtein is Calming Kursk Oblast
https://istories.media/en/stories/2025/09/10/khinshtein/
Published: September 10, 2025 05:46
Kursk Oblast will soon hold another gubernatorial election, the second in just over a year — the previous governor, Alexey Smirnov, was arrested on suspicion of fraud. Khinshtein has no real competitors; his main task is to get re-elected and not end up in…
The Russian Army is Losing Way Less Equipment Now. What’s the Reason?
https://istories.media/en/stories/2025/09/09/less-equipment-losses/
Published: September 9, 2025 06:27
There is little equipment left, and it is too vulnerable. Russian army may be stockpiling it for a major offensive, experts say
The Interior Ministry of Russia Declares Ilya Yashin a “Stateless Person”
https://istories.media/en/news/2025/09/08/ilya-yashin-stateless-person/
Published: September 8, 2025 10:41
Until now, Russian authorities had not attempted to revoke citizenship acquired by birth
“A Hero Without Limits”
https://istories.media/en/news/2025/09/05/hiv-hepatitis/
Published: September 5, 2025 08:53
IStories has found dozens of job postings for people with HIV and hepatitis, offering them official contracts with the Ministry of Defense
Patriotic Talks in Kindergartens, National Messenger on Every Phone, Paramedics Instead of Doctors
https://istories.media/en/stories/2025/08/28/how-life-in-russia-will-change-from-september-2025/
Published: August 28, 2025 13:20
How life in Russia will change from September 2025
Moscow to Spend 1.3 Billion Rubles on Migrant Database Upgrade Which Will Include the Ability to Collect “Genomic Data”
https://istories.media/en/news/2025/08/28/migrants-genomic-data/
Published: August 28, 2025 07:07
It is not clear whether this genomic data will subsequently be stored in the system
In Moscow and Moscow Oblast, Migrants Will Be Required to Install an App Transmitting Their Geolocation to the Interior Ministry Starting September 1
https://istories.media/en/news/2025/08/27/amina-doesnt-work/
Published: August 27, 2025 11:13
As IStories has discovered, users complain that the app does not work
A Resident of the Oleshky Boarding School, Taken to Russia Against His Will, Has Returned to Ukraine
https://istories.media/en/news/2025/08/23/danylchuk-has-returned-to-ukraine/
Published: August 23, 2025 09:56
He spent nearly two years in an institution for people with disabilities, headed by the sister of Russia’s Children’s Rights Commissioner Maria Lvova-Belova. IStories previously reported on his story
From Fashion to Titanium
https://istories.media/en/stories/2025/08/20/from-fashion-to-titanium/
Published: August 20, 2025 05:55
How the owner of a modeling agency joined the board of directors of the Russian titanium giant VSMPO-Avisma
In the Second Quarter of 2025, 37,900 Russians Signed Contracts with the Defense Ministry — 2.5 Times Fewer Than a Year Ago
https://istories.media/en/news/2025/08/18/contractors-decline-q2-2025/
Published: August 18, 2025 12:30
The pace of contract recruitment has fallen to its lowest in two years
Russia’s Wartime Economy Pushes Companies Toward a Four-Day Workweek as Civilian Sector Declines
https://istories.media/en/opinions/2025/08/13/four-day-workweek/
Published: August 13, 2025 07:22
Despite the defense sector’s continued growth, warnings of an impending recession are getting louder
The Coordinator of the Far-Right Russkaya Obshchina Accused the Court of “Destroying the Institution of the Family” After He Was Sentenced to 10 Days in Jail for Beating His Wife
https://istories.media/en/news/2025/08/12/russkaya-obshchina/
Published: August 12, 2025 12:10
The beating took place in front of the children
At Least 70 People Dead During FSB Detentions in Russia and Occupied Territories of Ukraine Since 2022
https://istories.media/en/news/2025/08/12/at-least-70-people-dead-during-fsb-detentions/
Published: August 12, 2025 11:27
Of these, 28 were considered as Ukrainian agents by the security service
Putin ‘Awarded’ CIA Deputy Director Gloss, Whose Son Michael Fought for Russia Against Ukraine, with Order of Lenin
Published: August 9, 2025 20:33
IStories was the first to report the Michael Gloss story
A Special Database of Ukrainian Orphans for Adoption Has Been Created in the ‘LPR,’ Where Children Can Be Selected by Eye and Hair Color. Is This True?
https://istories.media/en/news/2025/08/09/lpr-orphans-database/
Published: August 9, 2025 10:35
In fact, this database has existed since at least 2016. It is organized in the same way as its all-Russian counterpart
Ukraine Files Charges Against Head of Taganrog Detention Center for Organizing Torture of Journalist Viktoria Roshchina
https://istories.media/en/news/2025/08/07/viktoria-roshchina/
Published: August 7, 2025 11:48
According to the Ukrainian portal Zmina.info, the case concerns Aleksandr Shtod, who has headed the detention facility since the fall of 2022
Russian Defense Ministry Is Not Combating Hepatitis C and HIV Epidemics in the Army, Says Kremlin Propaganda Bloger Kashevarova
Published: August 6, 2025 15:06
Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, the number of HIV cases in the armed forces has increased by at least 20-fold
In 2025, Nearly 3,000 Russian Troops Who Had Fought in Ukraine, and Their Children, Were Admitted to Top Russian Universities Through Quotas. That’s One and a Half Times More Than Last Year
https://istories.media/en/stories/2025/08/05/uni-2025/
Published: August 5, 2025 09:54
83% of them were enrolled without taking exams or would not have been admitted without a quota because their scores were below the passing threshold
All Able-Bodied Men From a Village in Kamchatka Went to Fight in Ukraine
Published: August 4, 2025 11:22
Local governor awarded the village the title “Village of Military Glory”
Son of the Russian Chairwoman of the Federation Council Lives in Italy Despite the War and Sanctions
Published: August 1, 2025 13:03
He transferred the family’s assets to San Marino shortly before the EU imposed sanctions against his mother
Gennady Timchenko’s Ex-Managers Provided Services to the Shadow Fleet in the Russian Sea Ports
https://istories.media/en/stories/2025/08/01/shadow-fleet-timchenko/
Published: August 1, 2025 08:20
Putin’s close friend Timchenko was the biggest Russian oil trader before 2014 sanctions. In 2024, former executives of his companies provided services to more than 300 tankers, at least 170 ships belong to the shadow fleet
Why the Current Wave of Nationalization in Russia is More Than Just a Redistribution of Assets
https://istories.media/en/opinions/2025/07/29/nationalization/
Published: July 29, 2025 09:28
The Kremlin is shaping a new elite for whom the collapse of the regime would mean personal collapse, argues economist Andrei Yakovlev
The Chief of the Past
https://istories.media/en/stories/2025/07/22/medinsky/
Published: July 22, 2025 13:44
How former PR man and minor official Vladimir Medinsky gained influence over Vladimir Putin and became the chief negotiator on Ukraine
How the War in Ukraine Changed the Attitude of CIS Countries Toward Russia
https://istories.media/en/opinions/2025/07/16/russian-influence-cis/
Published: July 16, 2025 08:19
Vladimir Putin wanted to prove that the post-Soviet space is Russia’s sphere of influence, but the result was exactly the opposite
A Mysterious Trader of Russian Oil Links Associates of Vladimir Putin and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s friends
https://istories.media/en/stories/2025/07/07/normeston/
Published: July 7, 2025 06:00
An investigation by IStories
Prospective Foster Parents Now Required to Provide Certificate of “No Sex Change”
Published: June 27, 2025 09:16
This practice is being implemented in at least one region of Russia. Lawyers say it is illegal
“They Told Me: Deripaska Is the Client. Don’t You Want To Sell Your Virginity?”
Published: June 19, 2025 06:59
How a network for selling sex with teenagers was built in Russia — and which of its influential clients managed to escape responsibility. An investigation by IStories and Verstka
Telegram Responds to IStories Investigation on Messenger Servers
Published: June 10, 2025 14:57
The company’s official position contradicts facts established in a U.S. court
Telegram, the FSB, and the Man in the Middle
https://istories.media/en/stories/2025/06/10/telegram-fsb/
Published: June 10, 2025 08:06
The technical infrastructure that underpins Telegram is controlled by a man whose companies have collaborated with Russian intelligence services. An investigation by IStories
Up to 407 Thousand Russians Signed Contracts with the Defense Ministry in 2024
https://istories.media/en/stories/2025/05/30/up-to-407k-russians-signed-contracts-in-2024/
Published: May 30, 2025 06:28
By the end of the year, the pace of contract enlistment has fallen and continues to decline. A research by IStories
Deportation From the Occupation
https://istories.media/en/stories/2025/05/23/deportation-from-the-occupation/
Published: May 23, 2025 06:58
Vladimir Putin has ordered residents of the occupied territories to legalize their status by September 10, or else they will be deported. In reality, Ukrainians whom the occupation authorities have deemed a “security threat” have long been expelled from…
Russian Sports in Their Fourth Year of Isolation — How Has This Hit Athletes?
https://istories.media/en/stories/2025/05/22/russian-sports-in-isolation/
Published: May 22, 2025 10:06
They lost both money and fame. The state compensates the money, but not the fame
Under the Weight of Cargo 500
https://istories.media/en/stories/2025/05/20/under-the-weight-of-cargo-500/
Published: May 20, 2025 11:55
How many people have deserted the Russian army during the war — an investigation by IStories
Without You, There Is No Us
https://istories.media/en/opinions/2025/04/30/without-you-there-is-no-us/
Published: April 30, 2025 07:04
A letter from the founder of IStories Roman Anin to mark our anniversary
Five Years of Important Stories
https://istories.media/en/opinions/2025/04/30/five-years-of-important-stories/
Published: April 30, 2025 07:04
A letter to our readers from editor-in-chief Alesya Marokhovskaya
Ghost Detainees. The Story of Viktoriia Roshchyna
https://istories.media/en/stories/2025/04/29/viktoriia-project/
Published: April 29, 2025 09:56
Journalists from six countries have united to investigate the death of Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna. In the summer of 2023, she organized a trip to the territories occupied by Russia to locate places where abducted Ukrainians were being held…
Son of CIA Deputy Director Joined Russian Army and Was Killed in the War in Ukraine
Published: April 25, 2025 08:12
“He Was Forging His Own Hero’s Journey When He Was Tragically Killed in Eastern Europe”
https://istories.media/en/stories/2025/04/25/michael-gloss-story/
Published: April 25, 2025 08:07
How the son of a CIA deputy director set out to backpack around the world and to save the planet — but ended up in the Russian army and died in the war in Ukraine
How an Apple and Samsung Supplier Helps the Russian Military Industry
https://istories.media/en/stories/2025/04/24/izovac/
Published: April 24, 2025 13:57
Belarus-based Izovac captured a fifth of the global market in its field by 2020. We found its other clients as well — Russian military-industrial complex enterprises
Mercenaries From at Least 48 Countries Are Participating in the War on Russia’s Side
https://istories.media/en/stories/2025/04/23/mercenaries/
Published: April 23, 2025 10:36
IStories identified 1,500 of them and found out how the recruitment of foreigners works in Moscow
How and for What Russians Are Judged in 2024
https://istories.media/en/stories/2025/04/18/how-and-for-what-russians-are-judged-in-2024/
Published: April 18, 2025 07:41
The Judicial Department at the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation has published new data on the number and composition of convicted individuals. The IStories data team explains what has become known from this data
Belgrade Syndicate
https://istories.media/en/stories/2025/04/16/belgrade-syndicate/
Published: April 16, 2025 07:05
Russian elites are obtaining Serbian passports with visa-free access to the EU during the war. Among them are an FSB special forces member, a friend of Nikolay Patrushev, nuclear weapons manufacturers, a close associate of Ramzan Kadyrov, and dozens of…
IStories Identified the Names of 51 Soldiers From China Who Passed Through the Russian Armed Forces Selection Point Over the Course of a Year
https://istories.media/en/news/2025/04/11/soldiers-from-china/
Published: April 11, 2025 08:13
Most went to sign a contract immediately after arriving in Russia. Ukrainian authorities believe there are many more
“We Will Imprison This One and Buy That One.” Why Are Scientists Being Persecuted in Russia
https://istories.media/en/stories/2025/04/10/why-are-scientists-being-persecuted-in-russia/
Published: April 10, 2025 08:14
The main task of the special services is to intimidate and divide the scientific community. They do not care about anything else
“To Show That Russian Special Services Have Long Arms Also Regarding Telegram”
https://istories.media/en/stories/2025/04/07/vchk-ogpu/
Published: April 7, 2025 16:34
VChK-OGPU, an opposition Telegram channel known for leaks, has been removed from Telegram, the largest platform for uncensored media. The messenger denies involvement, but what happened looks extremely strange and even dangerous
The Court Sentenced in Absentia the Publisher of IStories Roman Anin and Journalist Ekaterina Fomina to 8.5 Years in Prison in the Case of Military “Fakes”
https://istories.media/en/news/2025/03/31/anin-fomina-sentence/
Published: March 31, 2025 10:21
The criminal case was based on three IStories videos: two news reviews by Anin and Fomina’s investigation into the killing of civilians in Bucha
Ramzan Kadyrov Has Come Into Conflict with the Kremlin, IStories Sources Say
https://istories.media/en/news/2025/03/27/kadyrov-kremlin-conflict/
Published: March 27, 2025 09:03
Moscow is displeased with the Chechen leader’s negotiations with Middle Eastern monarchies regarding his family’s safety
Three Quarters of Russian Military Injuries in Positional Warfare Are From UAVs
https://istories.media/en/news/2025/03/25/uavs-injures/
Published: March 25, 2025 15:52
Who and How Involves Russian Startups in Defense Order Work
https://istories.media/en/stories/2025/03/19/nti/
Published: March 19, 2025 08:39
The National Technology Initiative was supposed to give young startups a chance and make Russia a global technology leader. Now, the companies it sponsors are working for the war effort and complaining that there is no other market in Russia
Russia is Preparing to Restore the Nord Stream Gas Pipeline, IStories Source Reports
Published: March 14, 2025 07:57
Here are three signs of such preparation
Propaganda for Export
https://istories.media/en/stories/2025/03/13/propaganda-for-export/
Published: March 13, 2025 11:03
Meet the bloggers who criticize the West and lure foreigners to Russia — to enjoy “traditional values.” These bloggers are considered independent, but they are paid by the propaganda channel RT
“Russians and Americans Are Clapping Their Hands”
https://istories.media/en/stories/2025/03/13/russians-and-americans-are-clapping-their-hands/
Published: March 13, 2025 09:57
Moscow, Berlin, and Washington are discussing the resumption of raw material supplies to Germany at Rosneft’s refineries. This could be an argument for a ceasefire with Ukraine
The AFU Lost Positions in Kursk Oblast Due to a Lack of Intelligence Data From the U.S.
https://istories.media/en/news/2025/03/10/the-afu-lost-positions-due-to-a-lack-of-intelligence-data/
Published: March 10, 2025 11:55
Without it, Ukrainian forces are unable to identify and attack Russian troops
The Charon Project. IStories Has Launched a Database of Deceased and Missing Russian Soldiers Based on Neural Networks
https://istories.media/en/news/2025/02/24/the-charon-project/
Published: February 24, 2025 11:18
The database includes a search for individuals, casualty estimates by region, age, places of death and disappearance, and much more information
Putin’s Man From Stanford
https://istories.media/en/stories/2025/02/18/kirill-dmitriev/
Published: February 18, 2025 08:24
Who is Kirill Dmitriev, the key Russian negotiator with the U.S.?
How Russian Soldiers Bribe Their Way Off the Frontline
https://istories.media/en/stories/2025/02/17/bribe-their-way-off-the-frontline/
Published: February 17, 2025 10:12
Servicemen can pay a bribe to escape the frontlines, with the cost ranging from 700 thousand to 3 million rubles. However, bribery is not always an option. Here is how the system works
Russia May Have Exported Wheat From Occupied Ukrainian Territories to Egypt
https://istories.media/en/stories/2025/02/05/from-occupied-ukrainian-territories-to-egypt/
Published: February 5, 2025 13:40
A Russian vessel delivered over 20,000 tons of wheat to Egypt. The company behind the shipment sells grain from occupied regions
Who is Putin’s Successor and What Will Happen to Russia?
https://istories.media/en/opinions/2025/02/04/putins-successor/
Published: February 4, 2025 18:13
Founder of IStories, Roman Anin, assesses the chances of candidates to succeed the Russian dictator
Son of Ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych Makes Billions Selling Coal From Occupied Territories
https://istories.media/en/stories/2025/02/04/yanukovychs-sons-coal/
Published: February 4, 2025 07:11
Coal goes to Turkey and other countries, and money goes offshore
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