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Long-form reporting and investigations by Chris Sampson from Kyiv: Ukraine’s intelligence war, Russian active measures, the partisan resistance, deep strikes and the politics of American support. The first four are the pieces Ukrainian readers have responded to most.

The Owls Are Not What They SeemReader favoriteThe Owls Are Not What They SeemFour years inside Ukraine’s most dangerous intelligence agencyFebruary 19, 2026Walking the Path of FireReader favoriteWalking the Path of FireTwelve Years of InformNapalm's War Against the KremlinMarch 31, 2026The Good Russian Is Not Coming To Save YouReader favoriteThe Good Russian Is Not Coming To Save YouAnd when you tell them that, they will make you pay for it.March 17, 2026The Heavenly HundredReader favoriteThe Heavenly HundredThe Sacrifice of LibertyFebruary 20, 2026
The Storm Above Kyiv: Four Years of Russian Air War DataInvestigationThe Storm Above Kyiv: Four Years of Russian Air War DataWhat You Learn When You Don't Go to the ShelterFebruary 17, 2026America Talking Out Both Sides of Its Mouth: The Marco Rubio Parade in MunichInvestigationAmerica Talking Out Both Sides of Its Mouth: The Marco Rubio Parade in MunichSecretary of State promises alliance. President threatens seizure. Ukraine gets the bill.February 16, 2026The Invisible Front: Ukraine’s Partisan War in Occupied TerritoryInvestigationThe Invisible Front: Ukraine’s Partisan War in Occupied TerritoryHow Atesh, Zla Mavka, and Others, Continue a Resistance Tradition That Won’t Stop for CeasefiresFebruary 14, 2026The Starlink Trap: How Ukraine Turned Russia’s Satellite Lifeline Into a Counterintelligence HarvestInvestigationThe Starlink Trap: How Ukraine Turned Russia’s Satellite Lifeline Into a Counterintelligence HarvestWhen Starlink blocked Russian military access, Moscow hunted for Ukrainian civilians to exploit.February 13, 2026Who’s Actually Corrupt? The Numbers Ukraine’s Critics Don’t Want You to SeeInvestigationWho’s Actually Corrupt? The Numbers Ukraine’s Critics Don’t Want You to SeeTransparency International’s data on Ukraine and its critics.February 11, 2026Burning the Lifeline: How Ukraine Systematically Dismantled Russia’s War MachineInvestigationBurning the Lifeline: How Ukraine Systematically Dismantled Russia’s War MachineFour years of Ukrainian deep strikes, one refinery at a time.February 9, 2026Stacking Dead Russian GeneralsInvestigationStacking Dead Russian GeneralsAn Accountability Campaign Conducted on the BattlefieldFebruary 8, 2026The Forgotten Thousands: How Russia Is Winning the War Against Ukraine’s ChildrenInvestigationThe Forgotten Thousands: How Russia Is Winning the War Against Ukraine’s ChildrenThe first children Russia took were small enough to carry. They are teenagers now.February 5, 2026When the Exit Is the Enemy: How X’s Link Suppression Betrays Its Own Free Speech MissionInvestigationWhen the Exit Is the Enemy: How X’s Link Suppression Betrays Its Own Free Speech MissionA legal and public-interest analysisFebruary 5, 2026Peace Through Profit: How Steve Witkoff’s Business Partnerships Shape Trump’s Ukraine StrategyInvestigationPeace Through Profit: How Steve Witkoff’s Business Partnerships Shape Trump’s Ukraine StrategyA $500 million crypto deal, frozen Russian assets and a billionaire network.February 2, 2026The Harvest: Russia's Diaspora Influence CampaignsInvestigationThe Harvest: Russia's Diaspora Influence CampaignsA leaked blueprint from Moscow confirms the playbook hasn’t changed, only the tools.February 1, 2026The Engineered Winter: How Russia’s Energy Blitzkrieg Is Remaking Ukraine’s CitiesInvestigationThe Engineered Winter: How Russia’s Energy Blitzkrieg Is Remaking Ukraine’s CitiesA forensic analysis of the destruction of civilian infrastructureJanuary 30, 2026How Russia Weaponizes INTERPOL Against People Who Fought for UkraineInvestigationHow Russia Weaponizes INTERPOL Against People Who Fought for UkraineAn investigative analysis of law enforcement tools as instruments of political persecutionFebruary 2, 2026When Your Router Goes to War: The Ubiquiti ScandalInvestigationWhen Your Router Goes to War: The Ubiquiti ScandalA major American tech company’s equipment is all over the Russian front lines.January 27, 2026The $58 Billion They Don't Want You to Know AboutInvestigationThe $58 Billion They Don't Want You to Know AboutUkraine aid is the biggest domestic manufacturing investment in a generation.January 22, 2026Trump Just Sanctioned Russia’s Biggest Oil Companies. Don’t Pop the Champagne Yet.InvestigationTrump Just Sanctioned Russia’s Biggest Oil Companies. Don’t Pop the Champagne Yet.Don't blink, you'll forget what happened for 11 yearsOctober 23, 2025Trump's Pattern of Betrayal Part Four: The Hacking of Donald TrumpInvestigationTrump's Pattern of Betrayal Part Four: The Hacking of Donald TrumpHow the Kremlin Groomed an American President, and Why Ukraine Pays the PriceOctober 23, 2025Trump, Putin, and the Systematic Betrayal of Ukraine, Part ThreeInvestigationTrump, Putin, and the Systematic Betrayal of Ukraine, Part ThreeFrom Election to HumiliationOctober 19, 2025The Shadow Presidency: Trump’s Interregnum of Influence and the Sabotage of UkraineInvestigationThe Shadow Presidency: Trump’s Interregnum of Influence and the Sabotage of UkrainePart Two of The Trump BetrayalOctober 19, 2025Trump’s Pattern of Betrayal Pt 1: Why Ukraine Must Prepare for the WorstInvestigationTrump’s Pattern of Betrayal Pt 1: Why Ukraine Must Prepare for the WorstYears of Trump's pathology, on displayOctober 19, 2025The Breakdown of Russia’s Imperialist & Maximalist Demands, Part IInvestigationThe Breakdown of Russia’s Imperialist & Maximalist Demands, Part ITerritorial Concessions, Demilitarization & New BordersNovember 22, 2025Russia’s Maximalist Demands, Part IIInvestigationRussia’s Maximalist Demands, Part IIUkraine’s Forced NeutralizationNovember 23, 2025Russia’s Maximalist Demands, Part IIIInvestigationRussia’s Maximalist Demands, Part IIICultural Engineering, Economic Capture, and Legal ErasureNovember 24, 2025A Man Without a Mandate: Why Steve Witkoff Cannot Lawfully Represent the United StatesInvestigationA Man Without a Mandate: Why Steve Witkoff Cannot Lawfully Represent the United StatesThe Shadow Diplomacy the Founders Warned AboutDecember 3, 2025A Crime In Plain Sight: State Capture of Ukraine by Trump and PutinInvestigationA Crime In Plain Sight: State Capture of Ukraine by Trump and PutinHow intercepted calls reveal a $293 billion war profiteering schemeNovember 30, 2025The $174 Billion Lie: How Ukraine Aid Actually WorksInvestigationThe $174 Billion Lie: How Ukraine Aid Actually WorksWhat Washington actually spent, and where the money wentJanuary 10, 2026The Fire That Failed, Part I: The Glazyev Tapes and the Blueprint to Steal OdesaInvestigationThe Fire That Failed, Part I: The Glazyev Tapes and the Blueprint to Steal OdesaHow Russia designed, financed and coordinated the operation, in their own wordsDecember 20, 2025The Fire That Failed, Part II: The Odesa Trade House FireInvestigationThe Fire That Failed, Part II: The Odesa Trade House FireHow Russia’s Hybrid Warfare Playbook Collapsed in OdesaJanuary 5, 2026The Myths of Jeffrey Sachs and the 49 Days That Never WereInvestigationThe Myths of Jeffrey Sachs and the 49 Days That Never WereA forensic investigation, with receiptsNovember 3, 2025The Quiet Patriot: A Story of Ordinary Heroism in Extraordinary TimesInvestigationThe Quiet Patriot: A Story of Ordinary Heroism in Extraordinary TimesA Reluctant Leader Who Never Needed ApplauseSeptember 23, 2025The Trump-Putin 28-Point Capitulation Plan Is Internally IncoherentInvestigationThe Trump-Putin 28-Point Capitulation Plan Is Internally IncoherentOr how my speech teacher condemned me to logical fallacy thinking foreverNovember 22, 2025The Orthodox Weapon: How Russia Turned Religion Into an Instrument of WarInvestigationThe Orthodox Weapon: How Russia Turned Religion Into an Instrument of WarA reminder of the InformNapalm leaks on Russia's cynical use of religionDecember 14, 2025
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