Unusual suspects Migrants, soldiers, the LGBT community, and anyone critical of the war have all come under closer scrutiny by Russian prosecutors in the past year and a half
Last chance saloon Mired in corruption and increasingly unable to meet procurement contracts due to a lack of components, Russia’s defence manufacturers find themselves in a precarious position
The great Russian brain drain At least 270 scientists and top university professors have resigned and left Russia following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine
War reaches Russian border regions On average, eight towns and villages are shelled daily, with almost 300 people killed and injured. Novaya-Europe’s data analysis
Russia leads globally in VPN service expansion despite government crackdown The state has learned how to block major VPN services, but there are still ways to get around censorship
Military ad campaigns reach Russian schools, metro stations, and kindergartens A surge of contract service ads has been recorded on Russian social media. Novaya-Europe investigates
Russian regions targeted by shelling at least 480 times since war in Ukraine began Kyiv is already training drones to strike targets deep within Russia, experts believe
How Russia seizes Ukrainian businesses on occupied territories Thousands of companies in Mariupol, Melitopol, and other occupied cities have been re-registered in Russia. Novaya-Europe investigates
‘My sister and I went through all the morgues’ Thousands of Russian soldiers have been reported MIA in Ukraine. Russia’s Defence Ministry is not in a hurry to help relatives find the bodies: Novaya-Europe’s research