Stories — May 2026

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Stories — May 2026

Tensions among security services are rising, and security measures around the Russian president are strengthening

4 May

Vladimir Putin Fears an Assassination Attempt and a Coup, an EU Intelligence Agency Says

Russian programmer Alexander Okunev set himself on fire on the third anniversary of the full-scale invasion. No one heard

6 May

Maria Zholobova, Filipp Gorenshtein, Holger Roonemaa, Indrė Makaraitytė, Ilya Ber

He Burned Himself Alive to Protest Russia’s War in Ukraine. The State Tried to Erase Him

The privacy of hundreds of millions of users is at risk, experts say

18 May

Independent Review Confirms Critical Telegram Vulnerability Previously Exposed by IStories

After being released from prisons in Russia, Ukrainian citizens are indefinitely kept in practical captivity. IStories managed to talk to them

20 May

Polina Uzhvak, Rina Nikolaeva

Never-ending Prison

The consequences of the war against Ukraine are causing frustration and tension even among Russia’s elite: the power structures created by Vladimir Putin, which consist of various clans, are beginning to falter

29 May

The Mapping of Power: Russia’s “Game of Thrones”