Evgeniv Maloletka
Evgeniy Maloletka is a Ukrainian war photographer, journalist and filmmaker, who has been covering the war in Ukraine since 2014. He has also covered the Euromaidan Revolution, the protests in Belarus, the Nagorno-Karabakh war and the COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine. In February and March 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Associated Press staff member Mstyslav Chernov, Evgeniy Maloletka, a freelancer working for AP, and producer Vasilisa Stepanenko stayed in Mariupol, which was encircled by the Russian troops, under siege, and extensively bombed, whereas the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Defense Ministry claimed that Russia only targets military installations. Maloletka were among the few journalists international journalists in Mariupol during that period, and their photographs were extensively used by Western media to cover the situation. On 11 March they were in a hospital taking photos when they were taken out of the city with the assistance of Ukrainian soldiers. They managed to escape from Mariupol unharmed. In 2022 his work during the siege of Mariupol has been recognized with the Knight International Journalism Award, the Visa d’or News Award and the Prix Bayeux Calvados-Normandie, World Press Photo. He has also received awards from Italy, Germany, Norway and United States. Evgeniy is part of the production team behind Mstyslav Chernov’s documentary film“20 Days in Mariupol”, which won best documentary Oscar and Best Documentary BAFTA Film Awards in 2024.