Liz Cookman

Liz Cookman is a journalist based in Ukraine covering the human cost of the war.

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A woman wearing mittens, a coat, and a winter hat touches a flag with a soldier's face on it to her face. Behind her is a snowy graveyard scene with flowers and Ukrainian flags.
A woman wearing mittens, a coat, and a winter hat touches a flag with a soldier's face on it to her face. Behind her is a snowy graveyard scene with flowers and Ukrainian flags.

The Resilience of Ukraine’s War Widows
Dispatch
Liz Cookman, Paula Bronstein
A Ukrainian volunteer group Brave to Rebuild helps
A Ukrainian volunteer group Brave to Rebuild helps

Ukraine Starts to Rebuild After Russia’s Rampage
Dispatch
Liz Cookman
Families are reunited with their children in Kyiv.
Families are reunited with their children in Kyiv.

The Kids Aren’t Alright
Report
Liz Cookman
A wounded soldier holds his head.
A wounded soldier holds his head.

‘Killing Was a Game for Russians’
Dispatch
Liz Cookman
A couple walks along the dim streets of Penrith in the United Kingdom
A couple walks along the dim streets of Penrith in the United Kingdom

Blankets, Food Banks, and Shuttered Pubs: Brexit Has Delivered a Broken Britain
Dispatch
Liz Cookman
Volunteers work without electricity in Dnipro.
Volunteers work without electricity in Dnipro.

Ukraine Battles On in the Dark
Dispatch
Liz Cookman
Young boys dress up as Ukrainian soldiers and police officers.
Young boys dress up as Ukrainian soldiers and police officers.

Kherson Is Liberated but Not Yet Freed
Dispatch
Liz Cookman
Members of the Ukrainian State Emergency Service rest.
Members of the Ukrainian State Emergency Service rest.

Forest of the Dead
Dispatch
Liz Cookman
People arrive at the Zaporizhzhia registration center in Ukraine
People arrive at the Zaporizhzhia registration center in Ukraine

Putin’s War Drives Refugees From Occupied Kherson
Dispatch
Liz Cookman
A view of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant
A view of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

Ukrainians Brace for the Worst Around Zaporizhzhia
Dispatch
Liz Cookman
Priest Oleg helps Vuhledar evacuee Katya into his van
Priest Oleg helps Vuhledar evacuee Katya into his van

Civilians on Ukraine’s Front Lines Face Food and Water Shortages and Worse—Lack of Medication
Dispatch
Liz Cookman
Evacuees from Mariupol, Ukraine, at a shopping center on the outskirts of Zaporizhzhia
Evacuees from Mariupol, Ukraine, at a shopping center on the outskirts of Zaporizhzhia

‘The World Must Know What Happened to Us’
Dispatch
Liz Cookman
Kharkiv residents sleep on the ground in the Kharkiv metro station on March 10.
Kharkiv residents sleep on the ground in the Kharkiv metro station on March 10.

Life Underground in Bomb-Shattered Kharkiv
Dispatch
Liz Cookman
Viktor, a soldier on the front lines in the Donbass
Viktor, a soldier on the front lines in the Donbass

‘They Are No Longer Our Brothers’
Dispatch
Liz Cookman
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrives to give a press conference.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrives to give a press conference.

Turkey’s Tough 2021
Analysis
Liz Cookman
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