InvestigationsLost in translation: How Russia’s new elite hit squad was compromised by an idiotic lapse in tradecraftChristo GrozevMarch 13, 2026Roman DobrokhotovMarch 13, 2026Michael WeissMarch 13, 2026Fidelius SchmidMarch 13, 2026Nikolai AntoniadisMarch 13, 2026
InvestigationsThe Insider identifies 6,000 exporters trading with sanctioned Russian firms or defense industry suppliers, 4,000 of them based in ChinaAZAndrey ZayakinMarch 11, 2026
InvestigationsTo Russia for the money: Austria’s Putin-friendly former foreign minister lives on million-ruble fees from propaganda channel RTThe InsiderMarch 11, 2026
Investigations“The biggest cover-up of my adult life”: Inside the CIA’s attempt to make Havana Syndrome disappearMichael WeissMarch 8, 2026
Investigations“What bastard builds a school inside a military base?”: Residents of Iran’s Minab speak out about the school strikeTOTimur OlevskyMarch 5, 2026
InvestigationsThe drinking buddy: Dmitry Medvedev’s “wallet” profits from Oreshnik missile production while making wine in ItalySergei EzhovMarch 5, 2026
InvestigationsTheft, mistresses, and U.S. passports: The double lives of the Russian MPs building a “digital GULAG” while preaching “traditional values”Sergei EzhovFebruary 28, 2026
InvestigationsAlice in adult-land: Nomma Zarubina admits to collaborating with the FSB and involvement in prostitutionRoman DobrokhotovFebruary 26, 2026Christo GrozevFebruary 26, 2026
Investigations“The study had nothing to do with treatment”: Russian institute that supplied toxin used on Navalny looked into methods for its detectionRoman DobrokhotovFebruary 20, 2026
InvestigationsSuppliers of death: The Insider identifies another 300 companies making purchases on behalf of the Russian militaryAZAndrey ZayakinFebruary 18, 2026
InvestigationsThrough Mordovia to Mordor: How Latin American and African mercenaries are recruited for Russia’s war against UkraineARAlexei RemizovFebruary 16, 2026
Investigations“Pancake,” “Lenin,” and an FSB hacker: Meet the fresh faces at Putin’s new directorate “for strategic partnership and cooperation”Sergey KanevFebruary 13, 2026
InvestigationsTalking points from Moscow: How RT and the GRU set the agenda on German-language TelegramRoman DobrokhotovFebruary 6, 2026Anastasia MikhaylovaFebruary 6, 2026Maria EhrlichFebruary 6, 2026
InvestigationsDrunk driving and prostitutes: Members of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service have taken to denouncing their colleaguesSergey KanevJanuary 22, 2026
InvestigationsInside Moscow’s latest clash of clans: A new counterintelligence chief could hand Igor Sechin influence over both the FSB and the armySergey KanevJanuary 1, 2026
InvestigationsCovering their trail: Russia’s customs service has started concealing data on sanctioned importsAZAndrey ZayakinDecember 25, 2025
InvestigationsThe mob’s humanitarian backdoor: Ramzan Kadyrov’s mafia connections reach deep into German critical infrastructureRoman DobrokhotovDecember 17, 2025Anastasia MikhaylovaDecember 17, 2025
InvestigationsSubstance dependence: Russia’s military-industrial complex still relies on imported chemicals, including some from the WestAZAndrey ZayakinDecember 10, 2025
InvestigationsPrivatization for hire: Russia’s state property chief is on the payroll of Putin pal Arkady RotenbergSergei EzhovDecember 8, 2025
InvestigationsCall center redemption: Why a former Russian prison guard’s captivity at a rogue telemarketing outpost had nothing to do with UkraineSergey KanevNovember 18, 2025
InvestigationsA champion like no other: The curious life of a Unit 29155 operativeChristo GrozevNovember 4, 2025Roman DobrokhotovNovember 4, 2025Michael WeissNovember 4, 2025
InvestigationsKremlin customer service: The Insider identifies the top 30 customs brokers facilitating sanctioned imports to RussiaAZAndrey ZayakinOctober 31, 2025
InvestigationsMillionaire vs. buskers: Chief of St. Petersburg Police cracking down on street musicians owns $6.2 million worth of real estateSergei EzhovOctober 30, 2025
Investigations“The sky is falling?”: Company linked to oligarch Deripaska bought American-inspired Swiwin engines for use in jet-powered Shahed dronesTOTimur OlevskyOctober 30, 2025AZAndrey ZayakinOctober 30, 2025
InvestigationsOur Lady of Spies: How a crime boss built a “miracle church” for Russia’s top intelligence officersSergey KanevOctober 29, 2025
InvestigationsThe price of loyalty: Kremlin propaganda power couple Skabeeva and Popov have seen their incomes soar amid Russia’s invasion of UkraineSergei EzhovOctober 27, 2025
InvestigationsShoigu’s daughter, a submarine shipyard, and two criminal oligarchs: Meet the Russian business partners of Estonian entrepreneurs Sergei EzhovOctober 14, 2025
InvestigationsWar and wine: While Russia bleeds money and battles drones, Putin's wine business is boomingSPSergey PanovOctober 6, 2025
InvestigationsReporting for duty: Kremlin sends in new agents after Austria expels spies masquerading as journalistsSergey KanevOctober 2, 2025
Investigations“They pointed at some woman and said I’d been caught red-handed”: How Chechen security services honeytrap men into going to warMKMikhail KalininSeptember 25, 2025
InvestigationsOur Jan in Moscow: The secret Russian life of Europe's most notorious fugitive-turned-spyChristo GrozevSeptember 16, 2025Roman DobrokhotovSeptember 16, 2025Michael WeissSeptember 16, 2025Roman LehbergerSeptember 16, 2025
InvestigationsFamily values: FSB chief’s nephew tied to corrupt businessmen including Putin’s old judo partnersSergei EzhovSeptember 16, 2025
InvestigationsSpies, banquets, and embezzlement: The inner workings of Putin’s “cultural ties” directorateSergey KanevSeptember 12, 2025
InvestigationsRussian billionaire Konstantin Nikolaev received EU subsidies while a company linked to him was importing Austrian Glock pistols to RussiaThe InsiderAugust 30, 2025
InvestigationsThe Russian Duma’s “Bachelor Club”: Meet 39 MPs whose secret partners own their undisclosed wealthSergei EzhovAugust 20, 2025
InvestigationsDocuments confirm Russia is helping China develop a system for managing landing operations — potentially for use in a Taiwan invasionThe InsiderAugust 14, 2025
