Brett Forrest

Brett Forrest is a national-security reporter for the Wall Street Journal, where his investigative work focuses on the former Soviet Union. In the Russo-Ukrainian war, Forrest was the first reporter to reach the town of Bucha and uncover evidence of atrocities. He is the author of The Big Fix, an international bestseller, and Long Bomb. He co-directed the true-crime documentary, Pin Kings, an Emmy nominee. Forrest shared a National Magazine Award at ESPN, and his international-affairs reporting has appeared in the New York Times Magazine, Vanity Fair, The Atlantic, and National Geographic. He has lived and worked in Russia, Ukraine, Brazil, and other countries.