Artem Chapaev

A champion like no other: The curious life of a Unit 29155 operative Since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia’s military Intelligence, the GRU, has dramatically stepped up its activities across Europe — from assassinations and acts of sabotage...

❗️ A champion like no other: The curious life of a Unit 29155 operative

Although undercover GRU agents have been exposed across the West, many of these "burned" assets are still serving Moscow’s hybrid war — now operating safely from within Russia.

The trial of Yevgenia Berkovich What the return of the show trial means for Russia

“I’m just a girl—I want to go home, I want prosecco, and a big, thick steak.”

Yevgenia Berkovich didn’t want to be a martyr when she was sentenced to six years in a Russian penal colony. “Next Year in Moscow” investigates her show trial

French investigators believe Russia involved in dumping of pig heads at mosques One person, residing in Serbia, is believed to have orchestrated two destabilization operations aimed at religious and remembrance sites in and around Paris.

The GRU, again.

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Alla Pugacheva clocked up nearly 19m views in a week, and 150,000 comments from people across the world. Russia’s biggest pop star for 50 years crossed front lines and cut through official narratives in an interview. We explain why econ.st/4nhCnBE

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Russia designated the 'LGBT Movement' as a terrorist organisation. They know there is no such group; that's the point. It means they can choose to arrest ANYONE with any association with LGBT issues and treat them as a terrorist.

The fact that 'antifa' is not a group should not be a comfort here.

State Department warns immigrants not to mock Kirk's death Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau posted the warning on Thursday.

pretty wild that it so quickly became normalized that immigrants don’t have even basic free speech rights

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Free speech is non-negotiable for these guys.

‘I escaped a Russian prison — only to end up in an American jail’ Dozens of Russian dissidents have been expelled from the US and forcibly returned to Russia with the co-operation of immigration authorities

BREAKING: ICE is sending Russian dissidents back to Russia. When the dissidents arrived in Russia, the Russian authorities were given documents relating to their asylum applications in the US which under US law are confidential. This seems to be part of a secret agreement between Trump and Putin.

U.S. deports at least 30 people to Russia in a single day, Russian rights activists report On August 27, the United States deported at least 30 Russian citizens back to Russia, Dmitry Valuyev, president of the group Russian America for Democracy in Russia, told The Insider

U.S. deports at least 30 people to Russia in a single day, Russian rights activists report
Many were met with criminal charges — from desertion to high treason — after returning “home.”

The Russian population is weary of the war, and many are pinning their hopes on a quick truce.

The Insider spoke with volunteers who, since 2022, have been buying equipment, gear, and other aid for the army, and they can't hide their disappointment.

Citizen by gender: How transgender people fought discrimination in the USSR A May 2025 study by the Sfera Foundation and the human rights group Vykhod recorded a sharp rise in pressure on Russia’s LGBT community — not surprising given that Moscow outlawed the non-existent “in...

Citizen by gender: How transgender people fought discrimination in the USSR

Between Stalin's ban on sexuality studies and Putin's crackdown on LGBTQ+, there have been successful cases of gender-affirming surgery and even times of relative freedom.

Shame, Netherlands! 26 suicides of asylum seekers in refugee camps of so wealthy country out of negligence and cruelty!

Our joint investigation of The Insider with CBS's 60 Minutes and Der Spiegel into the Havana Syndrome just got an Emmy Award for Outstanding Investigative News Coverage!

Despite all the assurances of friendship and partnership, Iran and Russia are waging a real spy war against each other, secret documents from Russian intelligence testify

How social media Algorithms promote the far right agenda

THIS is investigative journalism!

Superb from @michaeldweiss.bsky.social and the @theins.press . The gold standard of investigative teams is at it again. Giv them the Pulitzer pls. Honestly, they have a better understanding of 29155 than the US IC.

new amazing investigation about idiots who work as hackers in Russian intelligence

Hidden Bear: The GRU hackers of Russia’s most notorious kill squad Russian GRU Unit 29155 is best known for its long list of murder and sabotage ops, which include the Salisbury poisonings in England, arms depot explosions in Czechia, and an attempted coup d’etat in ...

‼️ Hidden Bear: The GRU hackers of Russia's most notorious kill squad

As The Insider discovered, Unit 29155, the Kremlin’s most notorious black ops squad, also fielded a team of hackers that tried to destabilize Ukraine before Russia’s full-scale invasion.

Spanish Córdoba is one of the prettiest cities in Europe, hugely underestimated, with extensive old center, very well kept.

Montefrio, pueblo blanco 50km from Granada with celebrated views on itself ⛰️🏘️

Migrant Libel: Explaining and debunking the myth about immigration driving up crime rates On April 14, incoming German Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced the new government's plans to limit the number of asylum seekers to 100,000 a year, to increase deportations, and to suspend the countr...

Migrant Libel: Explaining and debunking the myth about immigration driving up crime rates

Despite politicians' rhetoric linking a rise in immigration to an increase in crime, statistics show an absence of so much as a correlation.

Spring Granada🌸🌿

Revealed: second Kremlin spy ring targeting Russian dissidents discovered in UK After the spying convictions of six Bulgarians, police have warned of further Russian operations against opponents A second Kremlin spy operation has been discovered targeting Russian dissidents in Britain, it can be revealed. Roman Dobrokhotov, a…

Revealed: second Kremlin spy ring targeting Russian dissidents discovered in UK

Roman Dobrokhotov: 'I'm lucky to be alive', says journalist tracked by Russian spies Roman Dobrokhotov tells the BBC he thinks Vladimir Putin ordered the operation against him.

"Vladimir Putin doesn't understand messages in words, only in actions," Dobrokhotov said.
"So he understands messages like, for example, Ukraine got long-range missiles. That's a message that he can understand.
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Fun story about how FSB hired Bulgarians to kidnap and kill me and @christogrozev.bsky.social

A long, riveting account of the activities of the Bulgarian spies convicted today at the Old Bailey, by one of their main targets, @christogrozev.bsky.social
He conveys both their farcical bungling & incompetence and the grotesque details of proposed methods of killing him & Roman Dobrokhotov

‼️How Kremlin planned to kidnap and kill our editor-in- chief Roman Dobrokhotov and chief investigator Christo Grozev. Exclusive report.

How Spain’s radically different approach to migration helped its economy soar As immigration has increased, GDP has surged and unemployment has fallen to lowest level since 2008

How Spain’s radically different approach to migration helped its economy soar