Society
Picking your battles
Novaya Europe analysed almost 40,000 protests to see how Russia’s war in Ukraine has changed civil society
Daria TalanovaJune 27, 2025
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Society
Class warfare
Veterans of the war in Ukraine are increasingly taking up teaching roles in Russian schools
Daria TalanovaApril 3, 2025
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Over 130 lifesaving drugs became unavailable in Russian pharmacies in 2024 as sanctions bite
Daria TalanovaJanuary 23, 2025
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Cradle snatchers
The Kremlin is now targeting Russian children as young as three with its pro-war propaganda
Daria TalanovaOctober 18, 2024
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Kursk residents report over 400 civilians missing amid Ukrainian incursion
Daria TalanovaAugust 15, 2024
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Off the hook
How Russian soldiers get away with murder for their service in Ukraine
Daria TalanovaApril 19, 2024
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Record number of additions to Russia’s list of terrorists and extremists so far this year
Daria TalanovaApril 2, 2024
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FSB says it prevented 100 ‘Ukrainian terror attacks’ in past 2 years
Daria TalanovaMarch 23, 2024
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No cure for war
Almost 20% of lifesaving medicines have disappeared from Russian pharmacies. In some cities, that figure is as high as 64%
Daria TalanovaNovember 15, 2023
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Unusual suspects
Migrants, soldiers, the LGBT community, and anyone critical of the war have all come under closer scrutiny by Russian prosecutors in the past year and a half
Daria TalanovaOctober 30, 2023
Economics
Last chance saloon
Mired in corruption and increasingly unable to meet procurement contracts due to a lack of components, Russia’s defence manufacturers find themselves in a precarious position
Daria TalanovaSeptember 18, 2023
Society
The great Russian brain drain
At least 270 scientists and top university professors have resigned and left Russia following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine
Daria TalanovaAugust 19, 2023
Society
School of war
How Russia’s schools and kindergartens teach children to love the war and even recruit them to the frontline: Novaya-Europe’s research
Daria TalanovaJune 27, 2023
Society
War reaches Russian border regions
On average, eight towns and villages are shelled daily, with almost 300 people killed and injured. Novaya-Europe’s data analysis
Daria TalanovaJune 5, 2023
Society
Russia leads globally in VPN service expansion despite government crackdown
The state has learned how to block major VPN services, but there are still ways to get around censorship
Daria TalanovaMay 18, 2023
Society
Military ad campaigns reach Russian schools, metro stations, and kindergartens
A surge of contract service ads has been recorded on Russian social media. Novaya-Europe investigates
Daria TalanovaNikita KondratyevApril 19, 2023
Society
Russian regions targeted by shelling at least 480 times since war in Ukraine began
Kyiv is already training drones to strike targets deep within Russia, experts believe
Daria TalanovaApril 5, 2023
Society
How Russia seizes Ukrainian businesses on occupied territories
Thousands of companies in Mariupol, Melitopol, and other occupied cities have been re-registered in Russia. Novaya-Europe investigates
Daria TalanovaSergey TeplyakovAntonina AsanovaMarch 25, 2023
Politics
‘My sister and I went through all the morgues’
Thousands of Russian soldiers have been reported MIA in Ukraine. Russia’s Defence Ministry is not in a hurry to help relatives find the bodies: Novaya-Europe’s research
Daria TalanovaMarch 1, 2023
Society
Licence to shell
Ukraine’s army has been increasingly attacking Russian territories — some located hundreds of kilometres away from the front line. Novaya-Europe’s research
Daria TalanovaFebruary 3, 2023