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If you want to contribute to the project or have noticed an error, contact data department editor Katya Bonch-Osmolovskaya via email at <a href=\"mailto:bonchosmolovskaya@istories.media\" data-type=\"usual\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>bonchosmolovskaya@istories.media</strong></a> or on Telegram at <a href=\"https://t.me/bonchosmolovskaya\" data-type=\"usual\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>@bonchosmolovskaya</strong></a>.</li>","type":"ul","className":""},{"data":"<li><strong>A dataset for researchers.</strong> We aim to make the database accessible to researchers and journalists to facilitate the study of data on the Russian army in Ukraine. 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