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Simon Newton

Biography

Simon Newton began his career as a print journalist in the early 1990s before moving into broadcasting. He has reported for Sky News, BBC News and ITV and received numerous awards. He reported extensively from Afghanistan and spent three months embedded with British troops in Helmand. He now covers the war in Ukraine. 

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More Articles by Simon Newton

Putin's African ambitions in doubt as troops forced to abandon major base in Mali
Booby traps, gas attacks and double taps: Russia's dirty tricks exposed in Ukraine
Ukraine Battlefield Brief: Find out what's been happening on the frontline in conflict with Russia
UK pledges to send 120,000 drones to Ukraine in its biggest-ever shipment
Moscow using big cash incentives to lure recruits into flying the flag for Putin
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