James Longman

London

Chief International Correspondent at ABC News

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On the Ukrainian front, soldiers react to Trump: Reporter's notebook

1 month ago | abcnews.go.com | James Longman

“If we lose the support, we’ll fight with our bare hands.”Ukrainian soldiers with the 33rd Separate Mechanized Brigade get training incase of a gas attack during military training on March 13, 2025 in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine. Ukraine has agreed to a US-backed proposal for a 30-day ceasefire, with Russia yet to issue an official response.
On the Ukrainian front, soldiers react to Trump: Reporter's notebook

1 month ago | yahoo.com | James Longman

Ukraine’s biggest underground hospital is an astonishing subterranean warren of timber and high-tech medical machinery. Over 4,300 square feet of operation rooms, an ICU, dormitories, nurses' quarters and even a small gym, all some two stories underground. Not far from the southeastern front line, this extraordinary facility is a monument to Ukrainian ingenuity and resilience. We witness an ambulance arrive from the front with injured soldiers. One of the men is visibly distraught.
TV war reporter JAMES LONGMAN: My grandfather AND my father took their own lives and my mother battles depression. For years, I thought the family curse would strike me too - until one doctor made me think again | Daily Mail Online

2 months ago | dailymail.co.uk | James Longman

The bombing would start at nightfall. For hours we watched what looked like giant orange and yellow fireflies streaking through the air, then disappearing above us. Seconds later a faint wind would kick dust in our eyes, and through it we'd see the massive white-hot explosion in the distance. It was March 2019 and I was in the Syrian desert with my job as a TV reporter for the American news channel ABC .
Syrians uncovering ‘massive’ graves could find 100,000 bodies, NGO says

Dec 17, 2024 | ktbb.com | David Brennan |Guy Davies |James Longman
Inside Syria's notorious Saydnaya prison, families search for the lost: Reporter's notebook

Dec 10, 2024 | abcnews.go.com | James Longman

Chief International Correspondent James Longman reports from Saydnaya prison. SAYDNAYA, Syria -- Editor's note: This reporting contains graphic descriptions. We've just been to the Saydnaya prison, one of the most notorious in the world, according to Amnesty International and other watchdog groups. Outside, a man stands in front of a crowd calling out names, from a list found inside. Those gathered listen intently. I ask someone whose names they are.
Lebanon's civilian population suffers under Israeli military strikes

Oct 17, 2024 | abcnews.go.com | James Longman |Sean Keane

Once-safe locations are being attacked as Israel hunts Hezbollah. ByJames Longman and Sean KeaneOctober 17, 2024, 7:52 PMWhen civil war raged in Lebanon from 1975 to 1990, Mount Lebanon became a haven for people fleeing violence in Beirut, the capital city. That's no longer the case, as Israel's expanding military operation in the country brings death to the mountain range. At the scene of an Israeli airstrike in the area, ABC News was shown what was said to be a family home.
Ukrainian colonel presses for more US arms as his brigade battles Russian onslaught: Reporter’s notebook

May 23, 2024 | newsbreak.com | James Longman

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Ukrainian colonel presses for more US arms as his brigade battles Russian onslaught: Reporter’s notebook

May 23, 2024 | abcnews.go.com | James Longman |Bruno Roeber |Oleksiy Pshemyskiy

Col. Oleksandr Bakulin, of the 57th Motorized Brigade, spoke with ABC News. ByJames Longman, Bruno Roeber, and Oleksiy PshemyskiyNEAR KHARKIV, Ukraine -- Ukraine's 57th Motorized Brigade is one infantry unit among many battling the new Russian offensive North of Kharkiv, and it was also amongst the first to engage the Russians as they pushed over the border. ABC News sat down in a rare interview with Col. Oleksandr Bakulin, commander of the 57th, alongside a senior Army leader at a secret location.
1 Ukrainian mother's mission to save her child: Reporter's notebook

May 18, 2024 | newsbreak.com | James Longman

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1 Ukrainian mother's mission to save her child: Reporter's notebook

May 18, 2024 | abcnews.go.com | James Longman

Some say they thought they were safe. They were wrong. KHARKIV, Ukraine -- I have clear memories of standing behind my mother in clothes stores when I was a kid, waiting for her to finish finding me the right size in a sweater, or the right color in a t-shirt. I’m guessing you have too. I remember the sound of her scraping the hangers back one by one on metal rails, quickly inspecting and then discarding each item. I would stand, mostly quite bored, waiting for this task to be completed on my behalf.