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news‘A qualitatively new situation’ The Kremlin’s past warnings and first reaction to Biden’s approval of long-range missile strikes by Ukraine3 days ago
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storiesHow getting out of the Russian army became all but impossible — even for soldiers severely disabled in combat22 days 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
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stories120,000 dead and counting A new estimate from Meduza and Mediazona shows the rate of Russian military deaths in Ukraine is only growing5 months 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
