newsPutin’s tin soldiers Novaya Gazeta Europe reports that 80 percent of Russian state officials who enlist in the Ukraine War are opting out of real service5 hours ago
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news‘They tell us nothing’ Russians seeking to join Akhmat special forces unit allegedly imprisoned as replacements for bribe-paying Chechens12 hours ago
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stories‘Different generations fighting fascism’ Kremlin officials want this year’s Victory Day spectacle to frame the Ukraine invasion as ‘the new Great Patriotic War’ — and they hope Western leaders will attenda day ago
stories‘We need eyes and ears’ How the Russian military uses pro-war Telegram channels to recruit people in Europe to spy on NATO and Ukrainea day ago
newsDavid Lynch, 1946 – 2025 The late filmmaker posted a message to Putin the day after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine begana day ago
newsThe League of the Mighty Ukraine holds first soccer championship for amputees wounded in Russia’s wara day ago
stories‘Jesus is our lawyer’ Meet the American family that moved to Russia as ‘ideological immigrants,’ lost all their money, and still plans to stay2 days ago
explainers‘The evidence leaves no room for doubt’ Military analyst Ruslan Leviev reviews the proof corroborating North Korea’s military intervention in Russia’s Kursk region2 days ago
newsMeduza, IRL Our first-ever advertising campaign is coming to a city near you2:00 pm, January 15, 2025
news‘Reality, not dreams’ RT editor-in-chief proposes Ukraine ceasefire where Russia keeps occupied territories but nothing more, enraging Z-patriots3 days ago
meduzaInvestigations, long reads, and open-data analysis A selection of Meduza’s best English-language reporting9:53 am, November 26, 2024
stories‘Our cell cat, Musya’ How a kitten born in a notorious Moscow jail brought comfort to an imprisoned artist — and went free to a good home3 days ago
stories‘Go to your people’ How one Russian living illegally in Ukraine was deported directly to Russia — at his own request3 days ago
stories‘The end of a life cycle’ How the Russian authorities are ‘quietly dissolving’ the Gulag History Museum after its director refused to censor an exhibition on Soviet-era repressions2 days ago
storiesStuck on pause Rumors of peace talks have Ukrainian politicians gearing up for potential elections — even with no timeline in sight3 days ago
newsUkraine launches drone attacks on oil and chemical facilities in multiple Russian regions, causing fires and disruptions4 days ago
stories‘I feel so sorry for Putin’ Kremlin youth movement icon Vasily Yakemenko admits to lucrative government work and political repressions, questions president’s grip on current events4 days ago
newsGeneral TikTok and his Neo-Nazi freak RFE/RL breaks down the story behind a bizarre video featuring Apti Alaudinov and Alexey Milchakov7 days ago
explainersHeavy losses all around As the new year begins, Russia and Ukraine are locked in bloody battles in the Kursk region, while Moscow pushes forward in Donbas4 days ago
stories‘Little pieces in a big game’ Moldova’s former reintegration minister, Alexandru Flenchea, explains what losing Russian gas means for breakaway Transnistria4 days ago
storiesIn the wrong hands Millions of users gave their data to an American ‘travel assistant’ app. Then its creator sold it to a Russian businessman with close ties to Putin.4 days ago
storiesDispatch from Pankisi Valley In the aftermath of a controversial election, frustration and fear on Georgia’s rural fringe10:06 am, January 13, 2025
newsWhere other headlines end, Meduza begins We’re launching the first advertising campaign in our 10-year history. The stakes couldn’t be higher.2 months ago
stories‘The war has become routine in people’s minds’ Sociologist Yevhen Holovakha on how Ukrainians’ views on the war have changed after three years8 days ago
stories‘We expected the war to end’ How Russian political elites feel about the full-scale invasion of Ukraine dragging into 2025 9 days ago
news‘They terrorized him’ Family and friends link Moscow’s student’s death to harassment by ‘Ukrainian scammers’7 days ago
stories‘We understand what war is now’ Fortitude, fatigue, and facing reality in Ukraine’s east 25 days ago
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storiesThe prisoners and the peace deal As COP29 draws near, families of Armenians jailed in Azerbaijan ‘live in hope’ for their release1:56 pm, November 8, 2024
storiesDispatch from Issyk-Kul How nationalizing Kyrgyzstan’s largest gold mine won President Japarov the people’s support (for now) 1:01 pm, October 25, 2024
storiesThe million-dollar reporter How attackers hijacked the phone of Meduza co-founder Galina Timchenko, making her the first Russian journalist to be infected with Pegasus spyware1:00 pm, September 13, 2023
storiesFor 10 years, we’ve fought censorship to bring you the truth about Russia To celebrate this milestone, we’re sharing 20 things you probably didn’t know about Meduza3 months ago
stories‘So what’d you write?’ Ivan Golunov tells ‘Meduza’ about life as an investigative journalist in Russia today and being framed for drug dealing6 years ago
stories‘I want to live — and that’s why I’m writing’ Russian journalist Elena Kostyuchenko recounts surviving an apparent poisoning attempt in Germanya year ago
meduzaMeduza is granting open access to all coverage of the war in Ukraine under a Creative Commons license You can reprint our articles about the conflict in full — anywhere you like3 years ago
explainersLife after ‘undesirability’ Now that Meduza has been outlawed, these are the risks involved in reading and sharing our work from inside Russia12 cards2 years ago
