Russian investigative journalism is flourishing alongside “probiv”, the buying of data on phone calls, cell location, or air travel off Telegram or the dark web (Ben Smith/New York Times)

Russian investigative journalism is flourishing alongside “probiv”, the shopping for of information on telephone calls, cell location, or air journey off Telegram or the darkish net — A brand new wave of stories retailers has used standard, and unconventional, strategies to pierce the veil of Putin’s energy.