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Stories — May 2025

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

They lost both money and fame. The state compensates the money, but not the fame

22 May

Editors

Russian Sports in Their Fourth Year of Isolation — How Has This Hit Athletes?

Vladimir Putin has ordered residents of the occupied territories to legalize their status by September 10, or else they will be deported. In reality, Ukrainians whom the occupation authorities have deemed a “security threat” have long been expelled from their homes and abandoned at the border with Georgia. Here are their stories

23 May

Rina Nikolaeva, Polina Uzhvak, Irina Dolinina

Deportation From the Occupation

By the end of the year, the pace of contract enlistment has fallen and continues to decline. A research by IStories

30 May

Sonya Savina, Katya Bonch-Osmolovskaya

Up to 407 Thousand Russians Signed Contracts with the Defense Ministry in 2024