Verity Bowman

Journalist @TelegraphWorld and @TelGlobalHealth || @PressAwardsuk 30 under 30

[Verity Bowman @VerityBowman]

Last week I travelled to Madagascar. The US-Iran war may be on a ceasefire. The death toll in developing countries is not.

What does a conflict 6,000 miles away look like when it reaches the world's fifth-poorest country?

https://t.co/w3wlVhBUwu

With @SimonTownsley

[Telegraph Global Health Security @TelGlobalHealth]

Dengue outbreak complicates Bangladesh measles crisis response

Experts warn the dual epidemics are putting even more lives at risk

@VerityBowman reports

https://t.co/B1qIiRPdWh

[Verity Bowman @VerityBowman]

For people like Moussa, the margin between survival and death was already measured in hours.

Now, it is shrinking further still. Full piece with the rest of @SimonTownsley's photos here:

https://t.co/w3wlVhBUwu

[Verity Bowman @VerityBowman]

Last week I travelled to Madagascar. The US-Iran war may be on a ceasefire. The death toll in developing countries is not.

What does a conflict 6,000 miles away look like when it reaches the world's fifth-poorest country?

https://t.co/w3wlVhBUwu

With @SimonTownsley

[Verity Bowman @VerityBowman]

Hundreds of ships remain backed up at the Strait of Hormuz. Experts say it could be a year before supply chains recover.

For wealthier countries: higher prices and economic uncertainty.

For Madagascar: flights that may not fly. Food that may not arrive. Lives that are not saved

[Verity Bowman @VerityBowman]

Ukraine’s drone campaign is steadily transforming Russia’s southern land corridor into a “highway of death” https://t.co/CcPcY2APhY

[Verity Bowman @VerityBowman]

Putting my history degree to good use...

Wrote about how Ukraine has now been at war longer than WWI, and what the eerie parallels (machine guns/drones, trench stalemates, casualty rates) tell us about where warfare goes next

https://t.co/hpByOe0MVB

[The Telegraph @Telegraph]

Ukraine's fighting against Russia has now raged longer than First World War, and military experts point to clear parallels between the two conflicts

@VerityBowman dives into the topic below 👇
https://t.co/etm1yTCBSp

[Hamish DBG @HamishDBG]

Ukraine has taught the world how to kill again - my view @HamishDBG on the comparison between WW1 and Ukraine war with @VerityBowman https://t.co/9fYLrVWWjW

[Verity Bowman @VerityBowman]

The lesson for the West: don't wait for an existential threat to reform procurement. "The corners being cut in Ukraine," says Chatham House's Keir Giles, "are the ones that make British defence programmes take decades."

[Verity Bowman @VerityBowman]

Ukraine is now certifying six new weapons systems every single day. In May alone, it certified 175 — 93 per cent built domestically. Germany managed fewer than 20 in the whole of 2024. The US averages two to five per year.

https://t.co/LGBKi9nov3

[Verity Bowman @VerityBowman]

It goes beyond drones. Ground robots are capturing frontline positions. A domestic ballistic missile with a reported 850km range is completing testing this summer. Defence output is forecast to hit $50bn this year, making Ukraine one of Europe's largest producers.