On March 13, 2022, Russian soldiers shot and killed photojournalist Max Levin.
He had driven through Moshchun — a village under intense fighting — to find a drone with valuable footage he had lost the day before. He was 40 years old. 4 years have passed since that day. 1/
Max Levin covered the war since 2014. He worked for Reuters, BBC, Associated Press, hromadske.
Colleagues said he wanted to be where real history was being written. And real history, in his view, was written at war. 2/
In Donbas he thrived.
He slept with soldiers in dugouts. He would leave colleagues in safer places and go further himself. He never let anyone follow him to the front line. 3/
He said: “Every Ukrainian photographer dreams of taking a photo that will stop the war.” 4/
His body was found on April 1 — in a forest between Huta Mezhyhirska and Moshchun. Two gunshot wounds.
Reporters Without Borders investigation documented evidence of a cold-blooded execution and torture before death. 5/
He left behind four sons. The youngest was born after his death.
Alina Sheremeta, journalist: “I cannot say “Max was.” I can only say: “Max is.” 6/
Diana Butsko, journalist: “He wanted to be where real history was being written.
Everything else — party congresses, parliament sessions — felt small to him. In Donbas he thrived and felt at home.” 7Х
Source: detector.media/infospace/arti…
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