Liz Cookman

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

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A boy stands in front of the shell of a bombed-out car on a packed-dirt street. A battered bicycle leans against to the car. Behind him are the war-torn shells of multistory buildings.
A boy stands in front of the shell of a bombed-out car on a packed-dirt street. A battered bicycle leans against to the car. Behind him are the war-torn shells of multistory buildings.

Rebuilding Old Damascus After Assad

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Liz Cookman
A man in a T-shirt sits with his hands clasped for a portrait.
A man in a T-shirt sits with his hands clasped for a portrait.

Now Ukraine Is Also Recruiting Prisoners This article has an audio recording

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Liz Cookman
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

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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

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Liz Cookman
Families are reunited with their children in Kyiv.
Families are reunited with their children in Kyiv.

The Kids Aren’t Alright This article has an audio recording

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Liz Cookman
A wounded soldier holds his head.
A wounded soldier holds his head.

‘Killing Was a Game for Russians’

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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

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Liz Cookman
Volunteers work without electricity in Dnipro.
Volunteers work without electricity in Dnipro.

Ukraine Battles On in the Dark

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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

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Liz Cookman
Members of the Ukrainian State Emergency Service rest.
Members of the Ukrainian State Emergency Service rest.

Forest of the Dead

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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

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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

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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

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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’

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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

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Liz Cookman
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