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The English version of @istories_media. Free of censorship stories from Russia. Investigating war crimes. Support us: https://t.co/wJmxfOZq8f istories.media/en/donations/ Joined May 2023-
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How Spanish wine exports to Russia are linked to chemical smuggling and Russian intelligence services — a new investigation by @OCCRP, @istories_eng, and partners 🔽 istories.media/en/stories/202…
Sanctioned Russian Sovcombank co-owner Sergey Khotimsky and his now ex-wife owned real estate in the USA worth ≈$60 million, and it evaded sanctions — read about it in our joint investigation with @postandcourier and @ajc 🔽 istories.media/en/stories/202…
The Russian Armed Forces have once again carried out an operation inside a gas pipeline. Why take such risks for an unclear outcome? @istories_eng asked military experts about it 🔽 istories.media/en/stories/202…
“We are investing in Spain.” Here are the details of the interrogation of Dmitry Artyakov, son of state corporation Rostec’s first deputy, who in the fourth year of the “war with the West” was detained at a villa in Spain in a money laundering case 🔽 istories.media/en/stories/202…
Russia continues to increase spending on programs for foreign influencers, @istories_eng found out. Rossotrudnichestvo, which promotes Kremlin interests abroad and is considered a front for the FSB and SVR, has spent a record sum on this in 2025 🔽 istories.media/en/stories/202…
For the first time in Russia, a foreign travel ban was enforced due to the military register — at Moscow’s airport, a man was barred from going on vacation just days after receiving a draft notice. The draft notice register was launched in August 2025. istories.media/en/news/2025/0…
Ivan Tkachev, head of FSB’s Directorate K, has been appointed the new chief of military counterintelligence, @istories_eng found out. In wartime, this position is considered doomed. istories.media/en/news/2025/0…
Kursk Oblast faces a gubernatorial election. Previous governor is under arrest, his predecessor shot himself, and acting governor Aleksandr Khinshtein has no achievements — just a “pretty picture.” Here’s how he runs the region and why he was sent there 🔽 istories.media/en/stories/202…
The Russian army is losing way less equipment now. What’s the reason? There is little equipment left, and it is too vulnerable. Russian army may be stockpiling it for a major offensive, experts say 🔽 istories.media/en/stories/202…
We’ve found dozens of job postings for people with HIV and hepatitis, offering them contracts with the Russian Ministry of Defense — previously, there was no known targeted recruitment of those. Moreover, the current order prohibits this altogether. istories.media/en/news/2025/0…
On September 1, many new laws and regulations will come into force in Russia, potentially affecting everyone’s life. @istories_eng has compiled the main changes 🔽 istories.media/en/stories/202…
In Moscow and Moscow Oblast, migrants will be required to install an app transmitting their geolocation to the Russian Interior Ministry starting September 1. As @istories_eng has discovered, users complain that the app does not work 🔽 istories.media/en/news/2025/0…
💃 How the owner of a modeling agency joined the board of directors of VSMPO-Avisma — Russia’s largest titanium producer and a key supplier to the defense industry. An investigation by @istories_eng 🔽 istories.media/en/stories/202…
In the second quarter of 2025, 37,900 Russians signed contracts with the Defense Ministry, which is 2.5 times fewer than a year ago, @istories_eng calculated. The pace of contract recruitment has fallen to its lowest in two years. istories.media/en/news/2025/0…
The Russian economy has split in two. The defense sector keeps growing, while the civilian sector is already in decline. Major Russian companies are switching to a four-day workweek. Is this a crisis or just a cooldown after an overheated economy? istories.media/en/opinions/20…
Since the start of the full-scale war in Ukraine, at least 70 people have died during FSB arrests, @istories_eng calculated. Among them are suspects in ties to Ukrainian intelligence services and Islamist groups, as well as members of anti-war movements. istories.media/en/news/2025/0…
Last week, the media reported that the ‘LPR’ authorities launched a site with Ukrainian orphans’ profiles, offering them like goods, sorted by eye color, hair, and personality. Here’s what’s amiss here and what the real problem with orphan databases is 🔽 istories.media/en/news/2025/0…
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