StoriesSocietyReputation under attack Why did Chechen air defence systems fail to respond during a drone attack on Grozny, despite Kadyrov’s claims to the contrary?Novaya Gazeta Europe’s investigations department-
StoriesSocietyHeroes of their time Inside Putin’s new scheme to identify the next generation of Russian leaders among veterans of the war in UkraineNovaya Gazeta Europe’s investigations department-
NewsSocietyFormer high-ranking Russian Orthodox bishop shown to own prime waterfront real estate in FranceNovaya Gazeta Europe’s investigations department-
StoriesSocietyUnsanctioned supply Novaya Europe looks at how seriously rules banning the sale of Starlink terminals to Russia’s neighbours are being takenNovaya Gazeta Europe’s investigations department-
StoriesEconomicsSidestepping sanctions Russia’s biggest combat boot manufacturer is quietly amassing a fortune, seemingly under the West’s radarNovaya Gazeta Europe’s investigations department-
StoriesPoliticsImputiny How Moscow gave Ramzan Kadyrov a free hand in Chechnya but plans to rescind it after his deathNovaya Gazeta Europe’s investigations department-
StoriesPoliticsActs of faith To curry favour with the Kremlin, Kadyrov’s likely successor is preaching Russian and Chechen unity under one God Novaya Gazeta Europe’s investigations department-
StoriesPoliticsRedeeming futures How Kadyrov’s potential successor has been using the war in Ukraine as a path to redemptionNovaya Gazeta Europe’s investigations department-
StoriesPoliticsHeirs and spares More candidates are lining up for the Chechen throne as the Kremlin considers Kadyrov’s replacementNovaya Gazeta Europe’s investigations department-
StoriesPoliticsHeir apparent The Kremlin may be grooming a successor to ailing Chechen leader Ramzan KadyrovNovaya Gazeta Europe’s investigations department-