Sanjana Varghese

London

Investigative Journalist at Airwars

Writer, Reporter and Researcher at Freelance

Visual Investigations @nytimes / [email protected] (she/her)

Articles

Russia Executes P.O.W.s Without Caring Who Watches, Ukraine Says

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Kim Barker |Sanjana Varghese |Yurii Shyvala

When drone pilots have seen the Russians pointing their weapons at the Ukrainians on video, the pilots said, they often went quiet watching their comrades get shot. Then they swore. One commander said one scene still haunted him: A Russian soldier shot four Ukrainian soldiers lying face down in a trench near Chasiv Yar, and he could do nothing to stop it. "Without hesitation, he executed them all," said the commander, who uses the call sign "Madara," for a Japanese manga hero.
Israel Digs In Beyond Its Northern Border

1 month ago | news.nestia.com | Samuel Granados |Aaron Boxerman |Sanjana Varghese

DamascusLEBANONMediterraneanSea GolanHeightsSYRIAIsraelipresenceisraeljordanwestbank Israel Digs In Beyond Its Northern Border By Samuel Granados, Aaron Boxerman and Sanjana Varghese March 31, 2025 Share full article Israel has built a growing network of outposts and fortifications in Syria and Lebanon, deepening concerns about a protracted occupation in parts of the two countries.
Israel Digs In Beyond Its Northern Border

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Samuel Granados |Aaron Boxerman |Sanjana Varghese

Israel has built a growing network of outposts and fortifications in Syria and Lebanon, deepening concerns about a protracted occupation in parts of the two countries. Israel says it wants to prevent another surprise attack across its borders like the October 2023 Hamas-led attack that ignited the war in Gaza. It has not said how long its forces will remain in its neighbors' territories, where groups hostile to Israel are present.
Ukraine Launches Drone Attack Against Moscow Region

2 months ago | nytimes.com | Nader Ibrahim |Sanjana Varghese
Hundreds of Civilians in Syria Take Shelter at Russian Air Base

2 months ago | businessandamerica.com | Euan Ward |Malachy Browne |Sanjana Varghese

Hundreds of civilians have sought refuge at a Russian air base on Syria’s coast, satellite imagery reveals, as thousands have fled violent unrest that the United Nations said on Tuesday appeared to have been driven by sectarianism.
How 'Trophy' Videos Link Paramilitary Commanders to War Crimes in Sudan

Dec 31, 2024 | nytimes.com | Sanjana Varghese |Natalie Reneau |Christoph Koettl |Aaron Byrd |Declan Walsh

transcript[EXPLOSION] "The people are running away from the bombing. People are dying. We just send this to the nation to see what is happening in Nuba Mountains." [GUNSHOTS] "Yeah." Sudan is in the grip of a brutal civil war. Eleven million people have been driven from their homes, and tens of thousands have been killed. As a paramilitary group called the Rapid Support Forces - [CRIES] - battles the Sudanese Army for control of the country. The U.N. has accused both sides of abuses.
How Wagner's Ruthless Image Crumbled in Mali

Nov 1, 2024 | nytimes.com | Christiaan Triebert |Elian Peltier |Riley Mellen |Sanjana Varghese

The Russian mercenary group operated with little pushback in the West African nation - until it launched one of its most ambitious missions. Image A still frame from footage filmed by a Tuareg separatist showing how the group took advantage of Mali's desert terrain to trap Wagner mercenaries in a narrow pass. Credit...
Videos Show Hezbollah Missile Hit Residential Area in Northern Israel

Sep 22, 2024 | nytimes.com | Sanjana Varghese |Malachy Browne

A missile fired by Hezbollah slammed into a residential neighborhood in the Israeli town of Kiryat Bialik on Sunday morning, setting cars and a building ablaze and blowing out the windows of nearby apartments, numerous videos verified by The New York Times show. The missile was part of a large overnight barrage that Israel's military said included around 150 rockets, cruise missiles and drones.
Israeli Bombing in Gaza 'Humanitarian Zone' Kills at Least 19, Officials Say

Sep 10, 2024 | nytimes.com | Rawan Ahmad |Ephrat Livni |Sanjana Varghese |Thomas Fuller

Israeli airstrikes early on Tuesday slammed into a part of the Gaza Strip that Israel had declared a humanitarian zone, killing at least 19 people and wounding 60, according to Gazan officials, in an area where tens of thousands of Palestinians forced from their homes had sought refuge in tents and makeshift shelters.
Israel likely used 2,000-pound bombs in Muwasi strike

Sep 10, 2024 | seattletimes.com | Malachy Browne |Sanjana Varghese |Lauren Leatherby

Large craters and a bomb fragment from an Israeli airstrike on a camp for displaced people early Tuesday provide strong evidence that Israel used 2,000-pound bombs, according to three weapons experts. The United States has previously warned Israel that the powerful munitions can cause excessive civilian casualties in the densely populated Gaza Strip, and suspended exporting U.S.-made 2,000-pound bombs to Israel this year.