Published by The Mail on Sunday (20th February, 2022) As we left the car, there was a loud thump, followed quickly by two more thuds from the edge […]
Europe / Russia / Ukraine
Putin’s twisted ploy to trigger Ukraine panic
Published by The Daily Mail (19th February, 2022) The pro-Russian rebel leaders of two breakaway Ukrainian regions claimed yesterday to have started an emergency evacuation of thousands of […]
Europe / Russia / Ukraine
Snarling rat backed into a corner who may yet try a desperate last throw of the dice
Published by The Daily Mail (18th February, 2022) Outside my flat’s window, the scene could not be calmer. Five children are digging in a sandy courtyard, swaddled in […]
Europe / Russia / Ukraine
Deportation, genocide and a brutal lesson from history
Published by The Daily Mail (14th February, 2022) As the military forces of a modern Russian dictator menacingly encircle Ukraine, they stir chilling memories from the past of […]
Europe / Russia / Ukraine
A clash between democracy and dictatorship
Published by The i paper (14th February, 2022) Last week Russia won gold in the figure skating team event at the Winter Olympics thanks to the 15-year-old star Kamila […]
Europe / Russia / Ukraine
Putin must be stopped from meddling in Ukraine
Published by The Daily Mail (11th February, 2022) When I arrived in Ukraine three weeks ago to report on the escalating fears of war in Europe, I went […]
Europe / Russia / Ukraine
Former nursery teacher who’s ready for war says: Many Russians will die
Published by The Daily Mail (29th January, 2022) A sudden burst of machine-gun fire echoed over the fields, followed by a strange buzzing over our heads as we […]
Europe / Russia / Ukraine
It’s minus 8C on the frontline. All that stands between me and 127,000 Russian troops is a six-foot moat and razor wire
Published by The Daily Mail (26th January, 2022) AS Lieutenant-Colonel Yuriy Trubachiov crunched through the thick snow, he pointed out to me the camera tower, the anti-tank moat, […]
Europe / Russia / Ukraine
Putin’s power play in Ukraine
Published by The i paper (24th January, 2022) Why is Vladimir Putin threatening Ukraine? Outside the Kremlin and presumably Russia’s military top brass, no one really knows – although […]
Europe / Russia / Ukraine
‘Don’t let this madman force us from our homes again’
Published by The Mail on Sunday (23rd January, 2022) Ekaterina Pereverzeva is struggling to stop fears of war tormenting her as vast numbers of Russian forces mass across […]
Europe / Russia / Ukraine
‘This is our land and I’ve no other option than to fight for it’
Published by The Daily Mail (22nd January, 2022) Maksym Bilyk is a young man who thinks carefully before speaking, works with computers and has never fired a gun […]
Europe / Russia / Ukraine
Fears and fighting spirit of nation in Kremlin crosshairs
Published by The Daily Mail (19th January, 2022) Oksana Lanskaya, a mother and successful Ukrainian food entrepreneur, admits being scared now that Russian military forces have encircled her […]