Evgeniy Maloletka

Evegeniy 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 NagornoKarabakh war and the COVID19 pandemic in Ukraine Evgeniy Maloletka was born on the Azov Sea in Berdyansk Ukraine He graduated from the Kyiv Polytechnic Institute in 2010 In 2009 he started working as a staff photographer for Ukrainian media Later he worked as a freelancer and collaborated with the Associated Press Al Jazeera Der Spiegel and othersIn 202021 Maloletka covered the COVID19 pandemic in Ukraine In particular his photo of the doctor Evhen Venzhynovych was widely disseminated as a public service announcement In February and March 2022 during the Russian invasion of Ukraine the Associated Press staff member Mstyslav Chernov and Maloletka a freelancer working for AP 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 dor News Award and the Prix Bayeux CalvadosNormandie He has also received awards from Italy Germany Norway and United States Evgeniy Maloletka writes For me as a Ukrainian it is important to show the world what is really happening on the ground We report what we see the truth and facts and portray the persistence and courage of ordinary Ukrainians Awards 2015 winner in category news story APME photo contest 2015 honorable mention of Slovak press photo International category 2015 first and second place in genre documentary and news category of Ukrainian press photo contest 2015 second and third places in open nomination Ukraine Belarus Press photo contest 2015 second place in category general news of China International Press Photo Contest 2015 first place in category general news of Pictures of the Year International Competition 2014 third place in portrait category in photo contest Best Photographer of Russia 2014 grand prix of Ukrainian photo contest Photo Day 2013 second place in news category of Ukrainian press photo contest 2011 finalist of International Festival of Photojournalism Vilnius Photo Circle