In February, we at RFE/RL obtained leaked Russian military hospital records showing the huge toll the Kremlin's war has inflicted on its forces.

We contacted a Chinese national listed as wounded in the database. He confirmed he'd fought for Russia in Ukraine: www.rferl.org/a/russia-war...

Remember Igor Kirillov, head of Russia's nuclear defenses, assassinated in Dec. by an exploding scooter that Ukrainian intelligence took credit for?

Well, leaked Ru military hospital records show he'd actually been shot 9 months earlier & spent a month recovering. www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukr...

The purge workshopped by Kadyrov in Chechnya going federal.

Six years ago, we used cell records to reveal the kidnapping & likely killing of Andrei Kobyshev, a gay Russian man, by Kadyrov's goons in Grozny: www.rferl.org/a/chechnya-m...

I just checked, and Russian feds still list him as "missing."

I take it back

Baller move by Evan Gershkovich to drop, as his first byline since being freed from Russian captivity on bogus charges, a deep dive into the secretive Putin spy unit behind his kidnapping - and its boss. www.wsj.com/world/russia...

This individual appears to go by the name "Pete Timmerman" -- from Missouri: www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1...

We spoke with Romania's "TikTok King" Bogdan Peschir just yesterday. He denied any impropriety. Our attempts to reach the South African firm that allegedly funded Romanian influencers in support of Georgescu, alas, were unsuccessful: www.rferl.org/a/romania-el...

I get the Kremlin may have been pissed that time Tokaev spoke Kazakh at a joint appearance after Putin called Kazakhstan a Russian-speaking nation, but this is a bit much. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Pretty amazing to watch Russian FM spox Maria Zakharova field a call during daily briefing, and the caller is heard on hot mic appearing to tell her not to answer questions about "ballistic missiles" and Ukrainian rocket plant "Yuzhmash". From 1:33:05 here (h/t @nexta_tv on X): x.com/i/broadcasts...

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