Tom Mutch
Evening Standard
Ukraine
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Postcard from a drowned city — corpses, floating land mines and rockets in the canals of Kherson
The catastrophic Nova Kakhovka dam explosion has turned Kherson into what the locals are calling ‘Venice from hell.’ Tom Mutch reports from a humanitarian and environmental disaster zone → Read More
Zest, shiny new jets, and a counter-offensive — is Bakhmut’s spring stalemate finally ending?
After a brutal 10-month slog that has killed tens of thousands on both sides, Ukrainian soldiers are striking back against Russian occupying forces in the Donbas. Tom Mutch reports from the frontline → Read More
The Traitorous Spooks Helping Putin Crush Their Own People
It’s not only Russian soldiers doing Vladimir Putin’s dirty work in Ukraine. → Read More
Postcard from Donbas: trenches, shelling and families living by candlelight — it feels like WWI
With Russia marshalling all its forces and firepower towards targets in eastern Ukraine, the battle in the Donbas has intensified — and citizen soldiers are on the frontline. Tom Mutch reports → Read More
Postcard from Donbas: trenches, shelling and families living by candlelight
As Moscow says a full takeover of Ukraine’s eastern region is now its “unconditional priority,” Tom Mutch reports from the frontline → Read More
The Do-or-Die Battle That Putin Could Actually Win
The Russian president may finally eke out a victory after a slew of embarrassing setbacks in the war. → Read More
Ukraine Town Makes Mockery of Putin’s Troops and Their Shitty Arsenal
An eastern Ukrainian village that suffered tremendous devastation at the onset of the war is now turning the tables on Russian forces. → Read More
Postcard from Kyiv: tulips blooming, wine bars re-opening and people starting to return
After months of misery, Ukraine’s capital is discovering its ‘new normal’. Tom Mutch reports → Read More
In Kharkiv’s Rubble, Hatred for Russia Is Strong
Once great admirers and friends, residents have now nothing but contempt and worse for the invaders → Read More
Ukraine’s Resistance Is Heroic—but Putin’s Ready to Unleash Hell
The dictator in the Kremlin is yet to unleash the most fearsome weapons in his arsenal. → Read More
Dispatch from Kyiv: ‘Our neighbours, our friends, are bombing us — it breaks my heart’
City-wide curfews, bomb shelters in metro stations and families fleeing to Poland — as Putin’s soldiers continue to rain terror on Ukraine, Tom Mutch meets civilians on Kyiv’s frontline → Read More
He Kept Americans in Kabul Safe. Now He’s Street-Peddling.
Mohammed Salem gave his all as chief guard commander at a NATO base in Kabul. After the American withdrawal, he was left to sell tea on the streets. → Read More
This Was a Buzzing College Campus—Then the Taliban Came
Women make up most of the student body at the main university in Herat city. But the overwhelming feeling since the Taliban took over—one resident told The Daily Beast—is “horror.” → Read More
Nagorno-Karabakh Joins Abkhazia, South Ossetia, Transnistria, and the Donbass
Russian peacekeepers have radically reshaped the region. → Read More
Cultural Heritage Is Caught Up in the Conflict Over Nagorno-Karabakh
A priest fights to defend an ancient monastery after a quick, decisive war. → Read More