Stories — August 2026

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Stories — August 2026

In August 2024, two and a half years after the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine had begun, the Armed Forces of Ukraine started their incursion operation in Russian Kursk Oblast. Among those guarding the Russian border, most were young conscripts of varying levels of training. IStories and Verstka researched how the conscripts had been drawn into hostilities and how the war affected the survivors

27 August

Egor Feoktistov, Ekaterina Krasotkina

What Happened to Russian Conscripts in Kursk in 2024 — and Afterwards