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Wings of victory?

Can aviation secure a breakthrough in the war and who is willing to send fighter jets to Ukraine
Georgy Aleksandrov-
Data

How did the war affect Russia’s real estate market?

Russians are getting rid of property in Crimea, Moscow, and regions bordering Ukraine
Antonina Asanova-

Breaking

Russian missile hits resident building in Ukraine’s Kramatorsk: at least two killed and eight injured

Interview

‘Waiting is a German political tradition’

Why did it take so long for Olaf Scholz to decide to give tanks to Ukraine? We ask Hanco Jürgens, an expert on modern German history
Fedor Agapov-
Investigations

Privateering security

GuardService private security firm: a Belarusian clone of PMC Wagner or a dingy business project run by officials of Lukashenka’s circle?
Iryna Khalip-

Breaking

Moscow: American citizen arrested for 13 days and fined €260 for walking a calf on Red Square

Data

War unbudgeted for

In December, Russia’s budget bore the real brunt of sanctions for the first time, but it held its own — for now. We explain what happens next
Alexander Shirokov-
Comment

Who’s undesirable here?

A statement by Novaya Gazeta Europe in support of Meduza open for signature
Novaya Gazeta Europe-

Breaking

Russia’s Transneft reports shelling of Druzhba oil pipeline located in Bryansk region

Opinion

Delusions of grandeur

How Russian authorities ended up in the world of delusions there is no coming back from
Leonid Gozman-
Report

The possibility of an island: why Corsica is not Donbas

What have the Corsican separatists been fighting for the past half-century and how they perceived the war in Ukraine
Anna Efremova-

Breaking

Lawyer: Navalny given ‘huge doses’ of antibiotics in penal colony, has sharp stomach pains, and has lost 7 kg

Report

‘It was no overshoot. They targeted the building’

Russia’s ‘air carrier killer’ missile did not hit the apartment block in Dnipro by accident: it was its exact target. Olga Musafirova reports from Dnipro
Olga Musafirova-
Report

No country for old men

The Moscow Helsinki Group, Russia’s oldest and most well-known human rights organisation, has been shut down. For defending human rights outside of Moscow
Sofia Orlova-

Breaking

Independent examination in case of Russian local deputy Khelga Pirogova does not find ‘discreditation’ of Russian army in her remarks

Stories

The story of General Gerasimov

The new Russian army commander in Ukraine is the one who came up with ‘hybrid war’ strategy — and this fantasy lured Russia into a trap
Georgy Aleksandrov-
Stories

‘Uncle Misha must be punished’

How are sex crimes against children investigated in Russia and in other countries? Can we get to the truth in such cases? Novaya Europe’s Irina Kravtsova explores the problem
Irina Kravtsova-

Breaking

Russia’s FSB detains three citizens on suspicion of preparing a ‘terrorist attack’ on railway in Yekaterinburg region

Comment

Far from being idiots

What it means to be ‘Putin’s person’ in today’s Russia and why such people support the Kremlin but wish the war was over, explained by sociologist Svetlana Stephenson
Svetlana Stephenson-
Interview

‘In trying to make Ukraine a colony, Russia made itself very dependent on China’

Do sanctions work and is Russia turning into a ‘giant Iran’? Harvard professor Kenneth Rogoff explains
Arnold Khachaturov-

Breaking

Russian journalist Alexander Nevzorov sentenced in absentia to eight years behind bars over charges of spreading ‘fake news’ about Russian army

Comment

The fascist future comes knocking

On the topic of 19 January’s anti-fascist vigils and Russians’ fight against the war in Ukraine
Kirill Medvedev-
Opinion

The Ramstein dilemma

Why the only way to freedom in Europe lies through helping Ukraine
Leonid Gozman-

Breaking

Ban on oil supply to ‘unfriendly’ countries goes into effect in Russia

Investigations

Hmeimim pays no bills

An investigation report reveals the impact of Russian presence at Syria’s Hmeimim air base
Ali Eid, Hazem Mustafa-
Comment

The Bakhmut conundrum

Why the slaughterous battle for Soledar and Bakhmut is likely to be only the beginning of Russia’s exhausting, tedious, and fruitless winter campaign
Yury Fedorov-

Breaking

Reuters: US preparing a $2.2 billion military aid package for Ukraine which will include longer-range GLSDB missiles

Stories

‘Whatever they say, it all comes down to propaganda’

How Russian teachers protect their students from war and propaganda lessons
Yekaterina Krasotkina-
Stories

‘Don’t you betray God by staying silent?’

Letter from jailed Russian politician Alexey Gorinov to Patriarch Kirill
Novaya Gazeta Europe-

Breaking

HRW claims Ukraine’s Armed Forces used banned landmines against Russian troops’ positions in Izium

Stories

The confiscation protocol

Estonia has announced it is going to transfer Russia’s frozen assets to Ukraine. Let’s see if this is possible to do and should we expect such actions from the rest of the EU
Denis Leven-
Data

Imported violence

A sharp rise in gun crime has been recorded in Russian regions. We study the causes behind it
Kseniya Babikhina-

Breaking

France to supply Ukraine with 12 additional Caesar howitzers

Comment

Through tyranny to the stars

Roscosmos is building up cooperation with Iran in terms of creating and launching spacecraft. Let’s see what Persian space science is about
Ruslan Suleymanov-
Report

Deathly silence

A report from Russia’s Samara region, where, amidst New Year celebrations, the draftees killed in Makiivka were buried quietly, so that no one would notice
Irina Tumakova-

Breaking

OnlyFans stops working for Russian users for a short time, company blames ‘technical error’

Stories

Museum takeaway

The story of Kherson museum employees who were desperately trying to save the collection from being plundered by Russian troops
Olga Vasileva-
Data

Code running out

One in four IT developers may have left Russia, open data shows
Ian Martynuk-

Breaking

Prosecutor General: over 9,000 people mobilised illegally in Russia

Interview

‘We just watch a country being destroyed on TV’

Why do sanctions not work and is ‘Western hypocrisy’ to blame for the war in Ukraine? Thomas Piketty, leading inequality expert, explains
Alyona Itskova-
Data

Finger on the trigger

Russia has provoked a new arms race: now, even its ‘allies’ want to protect themselves from it. Novaya-Europe’s analysis
Daria Talanova-

Breaking

Ex-fighter of French Foreign Legion sentenced to four years behind bars over charges of attempting to go fight on Ukraine’s side

Comment

Russia not found

Vladimir Putin’s life mission has been accomplished
Leonid Gozman-
Stories

No way back

For all of 2022, Moscow’s mayor avoided showing public support for the war. But questions to Sobyanin have now turned into demands for an answer
Fariza Dudarova-

Breaking

Man accused of setting a draft office on fire in Russia’s Nizhnevartovsk sentenced to 12 years behind bars

Stories

Church of the Iron Cross

In 2022, the Russian Orthodox Church expressed its support for Russia’s aggression against Ukraine — and became shunned by myriads
Alexey Malyutin-
Stories

Come to your senses!

The 15 most repressive laws adopted in Russia this year. And it seems that in 2023, the Duma is not planning to stop
Alina Danilina-
Opinion

Alone in a bulletproof vest

How Vladimir Putin decided he could speak only to God
Leonid Gozman-
Stories

Speak out at your own risk

Criminal case-fest for “fakes” in 2022: Russian opponents of war in Ukraine under investigation or slapped with cruel sentences
Andrey Karev-
Stories

The Ghost of Putin Present

In two years, Belarus’ Alyaksandar Lukashenka has become Vladimir Putin’s shadow, avatar, second voice, and alter ego
Iryna Khalip-
Stories

Eugenics

The head of Wagner PMC has publicly challenged the leadership of the Russian army. Is Prigozhin in Russia forever now?
Georgy Aleksandrov-

Articles of the month

Stories

Ukraine war and popularity worries

Why Putin is skipping his annual press conference
Pyotr Kozlov-
Comment

State-sponsored hatred

Who are the people Putin’s government considers ‘enemies of Russia’?
Leonid Gozman-
Data

Terror trouble and colonels

In 10 years, Russia’s FSB went from fighting militants to looking for terrorists among school students and ‘Ukrainian neo-Nazis’
Daria Talanova-
Stories

‘Why is this body still lying here?’

Marine from Russia’s Vladivostok shares thoughts about the war in Ukraine
Irina Morozova-
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