Friday, 12 december 2025.
Avoiding Jail, Bosnian Serb War Criminal Joins Russia’s Ukraine Invasion
Novak Stjepanovic was sentenced to 13 years in prison in Serbia for war crimes in Bosnia in 1992, but he had already skipped the country to join Russian forces fighting...
Praise for Russia, Genocide Denial at Sanctioned Russian Foundation’s Dayton Event
On the 30th anniversary of the Dayton peace deal’s signing, a US-sanctioned Russian foundation held conferences in Banja Luka and Belgrade, where participants were captured on camera by Detektor glorifying...
Moscow’s Balkan Recruits: Russia’s Drive to Enlist Serb Fighters for Ukraine War
BIRN journalists obtained access to private Telegram groups where recruiters lure Serb mercenaries from Bosnia and Serbia to join Russian forces in Ukraine with promises of lucrative contracts and veterans’...
ALeksandr Bezrukavyi na putu ka poljskom zatvoru. Foto:
Two iPhones and an Unwrapped SIM: Accused Russian Saboteur’s Bosnia Sojourn
BIRN pieces together an alleged Russian agent’s arrival, illegal departure and ill-fated return to Bosnia and Herzegovina, where he was arrested last year on a Polish warrant accusing him of...
Moldova Arrests Three Over Russian-Led Training Camps in Bosnia
Three more people have been arrested in Moldova on suspicion of involvement in plotting to cause unrest in the country after allegedly being trained at Russian-run camps in Bosnia and...
Disruptors: Inside Russia’s Balkan Training Camps for Moldovan ‘Destabilisation’
A joint investigation by BIRN’s Bosnia and Hercegovina outlet Detektor and Moldovan CU SENS sheds new light on the training camps run by Russian operatives in Bosnia and Serbia that...
Pro-Russian Telegram Channels Try to Spark Discontent over Dodik Warrant
The most influential pro-Russian Telegram channels have been publishing a series of inflammatory articles about an arrest warrant for Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik, apparently intended to stir up public...
How Russia Uses Disinformation to Undermine International Justice
Discrediting the international courts before which Russia and its citizens are accused is a long-standing disinformation strategy of the Kremlin. This strategy seeks to shield the government from accountability and...