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Ukrainian media revealed that Maksim Levin, a local media reporter who has long supplied photos and videos of Ukraine to the British media Reuters, was shot to death by Russian troops in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, on Friday (1st). However, this claim cannot be corroborated by independent sources.
Born in 1981, Maxim Levine is a documentary filmmaker who has contributed to Reuters' coverage of Ukraine since 2013. Reuters also reported on maksim Levin's death, saying he was a photographer and videographer who worked for a Ukrainian news site and was a longtime writer for Reuters.
Maxim Levine was killed while covering the news of Russia's "invasion" of Ukraine, leaving behind his wife and four children. LB.ua, a news website where Maxim Levin works, said on Saturday that his body was found on April 1 in a village north of the Ukrainian capital Kiev. He has been working in the Ukrainian village of Huta-Mezhyhirs'ka, an area that has been heavily shelled.
The Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine said Maxim Levin was "killed twice by soldiers of the Russian armed forces with small arms.". However, the Office of the Attorney-General of Ukraine has not provided any evidence, a claim that cannot be corroborated by independent sources.
John Pullman, executive editor of Reuters Global Vision, said: "We are deeply saddened by the news of the death of Maksim Levin, a longtime Reuters contributor in Ukraine. Since 2013, Maxim Levine has provided Reuters with eye-catching photos and videos from Ukraine. His death is a great loss to the press, and our hearts are with his family at this difficult time. ”
The International Federation of Journalists said it was "deeply shocked" to hear of Maxim Levin's death, "Journalists should never be the target of war, we are with Maxim Levine's family, colleagues and friends." ”
Reporters Without Borders, a nongovernmental organization dedicated to protecting journalists, said on Twitter that Maxim Levin was the sixth journalist killed in Ukraine since Russia's military operations against Ukraine in late February, saying that "he was unarmed, wearing a media jacket and was a war crime against journalists." Earlier, on March 22, the group expressed concern after the disappearance of Maxim Levine.
According to Western media such as the Ukrainian side and the United States and the United Kingdom, a number of journalists have "died at the hands of the Russian army" before, but no evidence has been given. as follows:
Yevhurney-Sakon
Ukrainian photographer Yevhenii Sakun is said to be the first journalist to die in the clashes, when Russian troops shelled a TV tower in Kiev;
Brent Reynolds
Last month, the award-winning American journalist Brent Renaud was shot dead and the kiev regional police chief "confirmed" that "Russian troops" shot at their car in Irpin, east of the capital, killing the 51-year-old journalist and injuring another journalist.
Pierre Zakzewski (right) and Ukrainian producer Oleksandra Kuvsinova (left)
A few days later, Fox News photographer Pierre Zakrzewski and Ukrainian producer Oleksandra Kuvshynova were killed while at work; Fox News reporter Benjamin Hall, who was also injured in the same incident, had also been reported in the war zone for a long time.
Last month, Sky News chief reporter Stuart Ramsey and videographer Rich Mokler were shot near Kiev, a British media outlet that said "dozens of shots were fired at their vehicles by Russian troops at the time", and they kept shouting "media" and "journalists", but both survived.
Meanwhile, the National Union of Journalists has called for donations to the Ukraine Safety Fund, set up by the International Federation of Journalists, to "support colleagues working in Ukraine."