Lindsey Hilsum , International Editor
Lindsey Hilsum is Channel 4 News International Editor, and has covered many of the conflicts of recent years including in Syria, Ukraine and the Arab Spring.
She was in Baghdad for the 2003 US invasion of Iraq, and in Belgrade for the 1999 NATO bombing. In 1994, she was the only English-speaking correspondent in Rwanda when the genocide began.
She has won awards from the Royal Television Society and BAFTA amongst others, and received the 2017 Patron’s Medal from the Royal Geographical Society.
She has just published a biography: “In Extremis - the Life of War Correspondent Marie Colvin”.
Her last book, “Sandstorm; Libya in the Time of Revolution”, was described by the Observer as “an account with historical depth to match dramatic reportage.”
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Fierce exchanges of artillery in east Ukraine as power supply struggles continue
There are fierce exchanges of artillery in the east of the country while electricity and gas supplies remain a challenge for much of the population.
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On the frontline of Ukraine’s artillery battles (dubbed)
NATO has pledged to send Kyiv more heavy weapons as the war in Ukraine heads into its first winter, a war which is becoming increasingly focused on artillery and tanks. Ukrainian troops continue to defend positions around Bakhmut , where both Ukrainians and Russians are sustaining heavy casualties. Our international editor Lindsey Hilsum has been…
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Trench warfare: Ukraine and Russia fighting for ‘inches of territory’ (dubbed)
In the freezing, muddy trenches of the Ukrainian front lines – the scenes are reminiscent of the first world war.
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Kherson residents fear city ‘turning into Mariupol’
European nations, including the UK, have begun sending high powered generators and other emergency equipment to Ukraine to help counter the impact of Russian attacks on power and energy supplies.
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One-day-old baby among those killed in Ukraine hospital bombing (Dubbed)
At least seven people have been killed and dozens injured across Ukraine, say officials – after a barrage of Russian missile strikes left much of the country without electricity or water supplies. At least four people died in the Kyiv region, after rockets hit a residential building. And overnight, a missile hit a hospital maternity…
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Russian relics taken from Ukraine in cultural “looting spree” by Putin’s army (Dubbed)
Officials in Ukraine say they will help residents to leave recently liberated areas in the south – where Russian attacks have left millions of people desperately short of water, energy and heating as winter approaches.
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Russian relics taken from Ukraine in cultural “looting spree” by Putin’s army
Officials in Ukraine say they will help residents to leave recently liberated areas in the south – where Russian attacks have left millions of people desperately short of water, energy and heating as winter approaches.
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Ten million Ukrainians without power as winter closes in (Dubbed)
Our international editor Lindsey Hilsum has travelled to the recently liberated city of Kherson in the south of the country.
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Ten million Ukrainians without power as winter closes in
Our international editor Lindsey Hilsum has travelled to the recently liberated city of Kherson in the south of the country.
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Nato says Poland missile strike ‘likely’ Ukraine accident
Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, however, has insisted ‘I have no doubt that it was not our missile’.
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Mahsa Amini: Protesters take to Iran’s streets 40 days after her death
The largest gathering was some 600 kilometres from Tehran, in Mahsa Amini’s hometown of Saqez in the Kurdish region of Iran.
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Elnaz Rekabi: Climber who competed without hijab greeted by cheering crowds in Iran
Iranian climber Elnaz Rekabi, who took part in an international competition without a hijab, has been given a heroes welcome by protesters in Iran.
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Fears grow for Iranian climber who competed without hijab
Fears are growing for the safety of the Iranian climber Elnaz Rekabi – who took part in a competition in South Korea without wearing a hijab – contravening Iran’s strict laws.
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Iran: At least four dead in Evin prison fire
At least four people have been killed and more than 60 others injured after a fire at Tehran’s notorious Evin prison, according to Iran’s state news agency.
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Ukrainian forces continue to accelerate counter attack
Today President Putin signed the laws that formalise the process of annexing four largely Russian-controlled areas of Ukraine.
