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Luke Mogelson

Luke Mogelson has written for The New Yorker since 2013, covering the wars in UkraineAfghanistanSyria, and Iraq. He also covered the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. Additionally, he has reported on social tumult in the U.S., including the uprising in Minneapolis following the murder of George Floyd and the January 6th attack on the Capitol. Previously, Mogelson was a contributing writer for the Times Magazine, based in Kabul.

Battling Under a Canopy of Drones

The commander of one of Ukraine’s most skilled units sent his men on a dangerous mission that required them to elude a swarm of aerial threats.

Revisiting Portland’s “Summer of Rage”

Rian Dundon’s new book, “Protest City,” captures the unrest in Portland, Oregon, in 2020, through curated portraits and scenes of unusual intimacy.

Two Weeks at the Front in Ukraine

In the trenches in the Donbas, infantrymen face unrelenting horrors, from missiles to grenades to helicopter fire.

Trapped in the Trenches in Ukraine

Along the country’s seven-hundred-mile front line, constant artillery fire and drone surveillance have made it excruciatingly difficult to maneuver.

Russia Bombards Kyiv with a Crude New Weapon

Kamikaze drones struck the Ukrainian capital just after sunrise.

Kyiv’s Peace Is Destroyed

After repelling Russia’s assault earlier this year, the city awakens to missile strikes.

How Trump Supporters Came to Hate the Police

At the Capitol riot and elsewhere, MAGA Republicans have leaped from “backing the blue” to attacking law-enforcement officials.

The Desperate Lives Inside Ukraine’s “Dead Cities”

Since Russia shifted its vicious invasion to the east, ordinary people trapped on the front lines have faced missile storms and starvation—and have no source of help except one another.

How Ukrainians Saved Their Capital

When Russia attacked Kyiv, Ukrainians dropped everything to protect the city—and to ease one another’s suffering.

Collecting Bodies in Bucha

A team of Ukrainian volunteers say that, since the Russian retreat, they have picked up three hundred corpses.

Peter van Agtmael’s Absurd, Grotesque Chronicle of the Fallout from the Iraq War

Van Agtmael’s images in his new book, “Sorry for the War,” highlight all the little ways in which the war twists and perverts whatever it touches, over there as well as over here.

Among the Insurrectionists

The Capitol was breached by Trump supporters who had been declaring, at rally after rally, that they would go to violent lengths to keep the President in power. A chronicle of an attack foretold.

In the Streets with Antifa

Trump is vowing to designate the movement as a terrorist organization. But its supporters believe that they are protecting their communities—and that confronting fascists with violence can be justified.

The Militias Against Masks

Groups protesting lockdown measures see the coronavirus pandemic as a pretext for tyranny—and as an opportunity for spreading rage.

The Heart of the Uprising in Minneapolis

Residents who have been on the front lines for George Floyd are finding their lives—and their city—transformed.

In Minneapolis, Protesters Confront the Police—and One Another

In the streets around the Fifth Precinct police station, protesters battle law enforcement, chastise looters, and fight to be heard.

America’s Abandonment of Syria

Many Syrians thought that the U.S. cared about them. Now they know better.

“Relentless Absurdity”: An Army Photographer’s Censored Images

Ben Brody’s book has no narrative, because, from the perspective of an American infantryman in Baghdad, the war had none.

The Shattered Afghan Dream of Peace

Trump upended peace talks. Civilian casualties keep climbing. After eighteen years of war, Afghans are suffering more than ever.

Inside the Chaos of the Gilets Jaunes Protests

The scene on the streets of Paris was a striking echo of the 1968 riots that convulsed France and nearly brought down the government of Charles de Gaulle.

Battling Under a Canopy of Drones

The commander of one of Ukraine’s most skilled units sent his men on a dangerous mission that required them to elude a swarm of aerial threats.

Revisiting Portland’s “Summer of Rage”

Rian Dundon’s new book, “Protest City,” captures the unrest in Portland, Oregon, in 2020, through curated portraits and scenes of unusual intimacy.

Two Weeks at the Front in Ukraine

In the trenches in the Donbas, infantrymen face unrelenting horrors, from missiles to grenades to helicopter fire.

Trapped in the Trenches in Ukraine

Along the country’s seven-hundred-mile front line, constant artillery fire and drone surveillance have made it excruciatingly difficult to maneuver.

Russia Bombards Kyiv with a Crude New Weapon

Kamikaze drones struck the Ukrainian capital just after sunrise.

Kyiv’s Peace Is Destroyed

After repelling Russia’s assault earlier this year, the city awakens to missile strikes.

How Trump Supporters Came to Hate the Police

At the Capitol riot and elsewhere, MAGA Republicans have leaped from “backing the blue” to attacking law-enforcement officials.

The Desperate Lives Inside Ukraine’s “Dead Cities”

Since Russia shifted its vicious invasion to the east, ordinary people trapped on the front lines have faced missile storms and starvation—and have no source of help except one another.

How Ukrainians Saved Their Capital

When Russia attacked Kyiv, Ukrainians dropped everything to protect the city—and to ease one another’s suffering.

Collecting Bodies in Bucha

A team of Ukrainian volunteers say that, since the Russian retreat, they have picked up three hundred corpses.

Peter van Agtmael’s Absurd, Grotesque Chronicle of the Fallout from the Iraq War

Van Agtmael’s images in his new book, “Sorry for the War,” highlight all the little ways in which the war twists and perverts whatever it touches, over there as well as over here.

Among the Insurrectionists

The Capitol was breached by Trump supporters who had been declaring, at rally after rally, that they would go to violent lengths to keep the President in power. A chronicle of an attack foretold.

In the Streets with Antifa

Trump is vowing to designate the movement as a terrorist organization. But its supporters believe that they are protecting their communities—and that confronting fascists with violence can be justified.

The Militias Against Masks

Groups protesting lockdown measures see the coronavirus pandemic as a pretext for tyranny—and as an opportunity for spreading rage.

The Heart of the Uprising in Minneapolis

Residents who have been on the front lines for George Floyd are finding their lives—and their city—transformed.

In Minneapolis, Protesters Confront the Police—and One Another

In the streets around the Fifth Precinct police station, protesters battle law enforcement, chastise looters, and fight to be heard.

America’s Abandonment of Syria

Many Syrians thought that the U.S. cared about them. Now they know better.

“Relentless Absurdity”: An Army Photographer’s Censored Images

Ben Brody’s book has no narrative, because, from the perspective of an American infantryman in Baghdad, the war had none.

The Shattered Afghan Dream of Peace

Trump upended peace talks. Civilian casualties keep climbing. After eighteen years of war, Afghans are suffering more than ever.

Inside the Chaos of the Gilets Jaunes Protests

The scene on the streets of Paris was a striking echo of the 1968 riots that convulsed France and nearly brought down the government of Charles de Gaulle.