Tom Mutch

Tom Mutch is a New Zealand born, London based contributor to The Daily Beast with particular interests in crime and conflict. Secure tips to tommutch@protonmail.com.

A Ukrainian serviceman of the 225th Separate Assault Battalion patrols as he walks past an apartment building destroyed by an airstrike in the town of Chasiv Yar, Donetsk region, on July 24, 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

YOU WANT THE TRUTH?

Secrets and Lies on the Frontline of the Fight Against Putin

Ukraine is divided between those who have fought in Putin’s war, and those who haven’t.

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A photo illustration showing the Russian city of Sudzha that Ukrainian troops along with a Daily Beast corespondent Thomas Mutch

PLANTING A FLAG

The Uncensored Truth That Humiliated Putin Wants to Hide

Banned from Russia after explosive stories revealing the depravity Putin unleashed in Ukraine, our correspondent delivers a searing dispatch from inside invaded Kursk.

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Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant.

The Threat of Nuclear Terror Looms Over Ukraine

Inside the Exclusion Zone: Russian hit teams and saboteurs with explosives still stalk the mostly deserted region around Chernobyl where any accident could have huge consequences.

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Firefighters douse a burning car after it was hit in an Israeli strike in Lebanon's southern area of Tyre.

‘OUR ENEMY’

Threat of Mutually Assured Destruction on Israel’s Doorstep

Even fighters from Hezbollah—which is funded by Iran—want to avoid further escalation in a region on the brink of all-out war.

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Israeli soldiers patrol in a location near the border with Lebanon on February 11, 2024 in Northern Israel, Israel.

TICKING TIME-BOMB

Israeli Official Says War in Second Country Is ‘Inevitable’

Border city mayor tells The Daily Beast that it is only a matter of time before Israel and Hezbollah go to war.

Tom Mutch