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 Lost Son , The Big Fix (an international bestseller), and Long Bomb . Forrest shared a National Magazine Award at ESPN, where he co-directed the true-crime documentary, Pin Kings , an Emmy nominee. Forrest's...See more

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 Lost Son , The Big Fix (an international bestseller), and Long Bomb . Forrest shared a National Magazine Award at ESPN, where he co-directed the true-crime documentary, Pin Kings , an Emmy nominee. Forrest's 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. See less