Below you can find a selection of Isobel’s work by publication and category.
openDemocracy
‘The West doesn’t understand how we are fighting’
Western instructors don’t understand the kind of war or enemy that we’re fighting, say Ukrainian soldiers
The Guardian
Tanks, bombs, shootings: Ukrainians describe Russian takeover of villages
Witnesses describe soldiers shooting people dead in the street and confiscating phones and laptops
Washington Post
Ukraine presses counteroffensive as flood evacuations continue in south
Heavy fighting was reported in Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk regions but no major gains were claimed by Ukraine signaling the new phase of the war will be difficult.
The Guardian
Putin’s alleged war crimes: who are the Ukrainian children being taken by Russia?
What we know about the children behind the indictment of Vladimir Putin and his children’s commissioner for abduction
The Guardian
Weeks turn to months as children become stuck at camps in Crimea
The Russian-run camps were advertised as restorative breaks; parents say some children have been kept there for months
The Guardian
‘I can’t stop smiling’: residents welcome Ukrainian troops in the frontline town of Snihurivka
Small town a kilometre from army’s positions in southern Ukraine was retaken on Thursday
Kherson torture centres were planned by Russian state, say lawyers
Investigators say sites set up during occupation of Ukrainian city were part of ‘calculated plan to terrorise’ locals
The Guardian
‘Ze-len-skiy!’ Kherson crowds cheer president after he gives speech in city
Volodymyr Zelenskiy was mobbed by recently liberated Ukrainians after his soldiers ended the Russian occupation
The Guardian
Alleged Russian ‘torture room’ uncovered in liberated Kherson
Ukrainian investigators claim Russian forces took over juvenile detention centre, beating and killing people inside
The Guardian
‘Soldiers without the uniforms’: Kherson couple recall anti-Russia resistance
A young couple who helped citizens and Kyiv’s army tell of torture and endurance during the Russian onslaught
The Guardian
We’re almost out of ammunition and relying on western arms, says Ukraine
Exclusive: Deputy head of military intelligence says it’s an artillery war now and ‘everything depends on what the west gives us’
The Guardian
Drone analysis in Ukraine suggests Iran has supplied Russia since war began
Guardian visits space used by Ukrainian military intelligence to examine captured drones