Since the early days of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Russian army has depended …
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“If a colonel couldn’t do anything, what could I do?”: A Belarusian border guard’s confession
by adminIn the second half of 2021, a systematic effort by the Belarusian government created a …
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Those who stayed: Stories of Ukrainians who refuse to leave their war-torn towns and villages
by adminThree-and-a-half years into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, some civilians refuse to leave their homes …
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“GRU officers do time for drugs, the police for protection rackets”: Inside Russia’s prison colony for crooked cops and spooks
by adminAt Correctional Colony No. 11, a high-security prison in the town of Bor, Nizhny Novgorod …
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“The president lives in his own reality”: Confessions of police officers and government officials in Russia’s borderlands
by adminLife in Russia’s frontline regions looks very different from day-to-day existence in the rest of …
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“Everyone wants me to pick a fight with my cousin”: Nate Vance on war, family politics, and the fight for Ukraine
by adminA few thousand foreign military volunteers are still on the ground in Ukraine, fighting to …
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“They tied me to a chair with duct tape and started torturing me with electricity”: Testimonies of Ukrainian women abducted by Russia
by adminAs part of peace talks in 2025, Russia and Ukraine carried out two large-scale prisoner …
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“If we got captured, we’d probably be executed”: Confessions of three foreign volunteers fighting for Ukraine
by adminLike Russia, Ukraine is feeling the strain of a growing manpower shortage in the war. …
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“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
by adminThe wave of emigration out of Russia in recent years was driven by various factors: …
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“The officer made it clear we were being deported”: How Trump’s anti-immigration policies impacted Russian asylum seekers
by adminIn recent years, tens of thousands of Russians have applied for political asylum in the …