Stories — May 2023

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Stories — May 2023

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

Faces of Wagner

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

“Better Get a Minor Wound — No One Will Help You”

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How Russia Imports Foreign Components and Machinery

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

Kazakhstan Has Become a Pathway for the Supply of Russia’s War Machine. Here’s How It Works

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The Case of Children Deportation from Ukraine to Russia

IStories found almost 2.5 thousand orphans who may have been forcibly deported from Ukraine to Russia. Here’s how the authorities kidnap Ukrainian children and try to raise them as Russians

31 May

Katya Bonch-Osmolovskaya

To Kidnap and Russify