The Empire Tripped Over a Tractor
Chronicles of a Rebellion That Wasn’t Supposed to Exist
Media identified over 110,000 Russians killed in the war: most from poor regions of Siberia
Journalists and volunteers have identified more than 110,000 Russians who died in the war against Ukraine since the start of the full-scale invasion. The data shows an extremely uneven distribution […]
Genocide by Another Name: The Systematic Abduction of Ukrainian Children
The ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine has brought devastation across generations, but among its most disturbing consequences is a pattern that echoes centuries of imperial violence: the abduction of children. […]
Russian treasures in the hands of allies: when will the aggressor’s frozen assets be handed over to us?
The problem of frozen Russian assets has remained unresolved since the first day of the large-scale war. Every year, our allies make titanic efforts to find the $40–60 billion needed […]
Grown in Brazil: How Russia Spreads Rot Around the World
When it comes to spies, most people imagine something from the movies: strict suits, dark basements, mysterious conversations in alleys. But in the case of Russia, everything is much more […]
9 May as an indicator of public sentiment in Russia
Of course, one can talk for a long time about how Russians do not support the war. And talk about it from high tribunes in good English and French. But […]
“A Contract with Hell: Serfdom 2.0”
In Chebarkul, a small town in the middle of God-forgotten Russia, a twenty-year-old boy named Semyon was broken in just a few hours. He had barely arrived at the garrison […]
Valerii Zaluzhnyi: The nature of modern warfare is far from what NATO is now operating
Speech by the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland, Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine (2021–2024) Valerii Zaluzhnyi at the London Defence Conference, May 9, 2025
The Credit scheme: how the Russian government hides colossal military spending
After three years of a large-scale Russian-Ukrainian war, Moscow is demonstrating its economic stability to the world. They say that sanctions have not harmed us, the state is successfully ensuring […]
The concept of “brotherhood” in the social thought of Russia in the 19th-21st centuries
There is a presenter on Russian television – Darya Zlatopolskaya. She was not tainted by participation in political talk shows and with her decorum, femininity and intelligence, she looked like […]
Monitoring of Regional Processes in the Russian Federation: Winter 2024/2025
The non-governmental analytical centre “Ukrainian Studies of Strategic Research” continues its long-term project on Monitoring Regional Processes in the Russian Federation. The purpose of the research is to record and […]
The Kremlin’s recruitment machine: how Russia lures foreigners and migrants into the war against Ukraine
Russia, losing its own mobilization resources, is increasingly resorting to using foreigners to wage war against Ukraine. While Russian propagandists talk about “selfless volunteers,” the real picture is much bleaker. […]