Published by The Daily Mail (18th February, 2023) On the left bank of Kyiv, ten miles from the city centre, sits a peaceful cemetery beside some woods where […]
Russia / Ukraine
‘This isn’t Russian roulette any more… it’s like the suicide of lemmings’
Published by The Daily Mail (14th February, 2023) Russia has suffered some of the heaviest military losses in a single battle since the start of the war after […]
Europe / Politics / Ukraine
Britain shows it can be a force for good by backing Ukraine
Published by The i paper (9th February, 2023) I am sitting on a train heading back into Ukraine. My compartment has two women alongside me returning home from […]
Europe / Norway / Russia / Ukraine
I was thrown into a pit for refusing to fight for Putin – and escaped from being executed by sledgehammer
Published by The Mail on Sunday (5th February, 2023) The former commander of a Russian mercenary unit has seen one of his men beaten to death with a […]
Europe / Germany / Ukraine
‘They need fighter planes and long range missiles too’
Published by The Daily Mail (26th January, 2023) Delighted Ukrainians shared selfies on social media yesterday in which they showed off their leopard-print clothes. Women donned coats, tops […]
Europe / Russia / Ukraine
A woman whose story shows why the war must be won
Published by The i paper (January 2nd, 2023) As the past year slides into history, it will be remembered for the outbreak of a cruel war that scars our […]
Europe / Ukraine
The debate raging across Ukraine: Are Christmas trees a waste of power or a joyful rebuke to Putin?
Published by The Daily Mail (December 22nd, 2022) When I ask Yulia Grechan about last Christmas, she smiles and says that ‘everything was great’. She was married to […]
Europe / Ukraine
How these heroes (and your donations) are clearing Ukraine of killer booby traps
Published by The Mail on Sunday (December 18th, 2022) Thick flurries of snow fell in the forest as a Ukrainian man repeatedly shouted out ‘left, right, left, right’. […]
Europe / Russia / Ukraine
I’ve seen the fragility of our way of life, how precious is peace and the need for constant vigilance against tyranny
Published by The Daily Mail (14th November, 2022) On the outskirts of Ukraine’s second city Kharkiv lies a suburb of Soviet-era apartment blocks that were once filled with […]
Europe / Russia / Ukraine
Town of the Damned
Published by The Daily Mail (9th November, 2022) Lisa was staring in shock at the block of flats once filled with happy families. The two ends still stood […]