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Egor Feoktistov

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How many people have deserted the Russian army during the war — an investigation by IStories

20 May

Egor Feoktistov

Under the Weight of Cargo 500

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Son of CIA Deputy Director Joined Russian Army and Was Killed in the War in Ukraine

11:07 - 25 April

Son of CIA Deputy Director Joined Russian Army and Was Killed in the War in Ukraine

How the son of a CIA deputy director set out to backpack around the world and to save the planet — but ended up in the Russian army and died in the war in Ukraine

25 April

Sonya Savina, Egor Feoktistov

“He Was Forging His Own Hero’s Journey When He Was Tragically Killed in Eastern Europe”

IStories identified 1,500 of them and found out how the recruitment of foreigners works in Moscow

23 April

Sonya Savina, Egor Feoktistov

Mercenaries From at Least 48 Countries Are Participating in the War on Russia’s Side

The Judicial Department at the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation has published new data on the number and composition of convicted individuals. The IStories data team explains what has become known from this data

18 April

Sonya Savina, Polina Uzhvak, Rina Nikolaeva, Egor Feoktistov

How and for What Russians Are Judged in 2024

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IStories Identified the Names of 51 Soldiers From China Who Passed Through the Russian Armed Forces Selection Point Over the Course of a Year

Most went to sign a contract immediately after arriving in Russia. Ukrainian authorities believe there are many more

11:00 - 11 April

IStories Identified the Names of 51 Soldiers From China Who Passed Through the Russian Armed Forces Selection Point Over the Course of a Year

IStories gained access to port data for Russian shadow fleet vessels that have fallen under sanctions

22 January

Egor Feoktistov

New U.S. Sanctions Affected Vessels That Transported a Fifth of Russia’s Oil Exports in 2024

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Finland Suspects a Ship From the Russian Shadow Fleet of a New Cable Damage in the Baltic Sea. IStories Found Its Captain

The tanker was near the Estlink 2 power cable when it failed

17:02 - 26 December

Finland Suspects a Ship From the Russian Shadow Fleet of a New Cable Damage in the Baltic Sea. IStories Found Its Captain

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Volgoneft Tankers Were Banned From Entering the Kerch Strait in December

One of them sailed for two weeks without valid documents. The vessels violated almost all of the operating restrictions

17:40 - 18 December

Volgoneft Tankers Were Banned From Entering the Kerch Strait in December

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Who Runs One of the Most Popular Pro-War Telegram Channels

IStories reveal how an Airborne Forces officer, the son of a former deputy minister and possibly a General Staff officer make money from exclusive snuff videos from the war in Ukraine

11:00 - 24 September

Who Runs One of the Most Popular Pro-War Telegram Channels

With the federal contribution included, it has reached 1 million rubles (about $10,970)

20 August

Sonya Savina, Egor Feoktistov

Average Regional Payment for Russian Ministry of Defense Contracts Quadruples Since Start of Year

How a “marathons of desire” participant and a Ukrainian physicist from a European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) project assemble drones for the Russian army

17 July

Egor Feoktistov

“Ideologically Powered to Fight for Russia”

$2525 was withdrawn from the wallet immediately after the attack, IStories uncovered. According to the detainees, they managed to receive payment of the same amount onto a card.

28 March

Alisa Kuznetsova, Nikita Kondratyev, Egor Feoktistov

Telegram Groups Hold the Secrets of ISIS-K’s Cryptocurrency Wallet