Maks Levin was a Ukrainian photojournalist and documentary photographer for Ukrainian media outlet LB.ua. After going missing for several days, Levin was found dead near the village of Huta Mezhyhirska, on the outskirts of Kyiv, on April 1. According to a probe by the Institute of Mass Information, he succumbed to two shots fired by the Russian forces.  

“On April 1, after long searches in the area of ​​the village of Huta Mezhyhirska in Kyiv region, the police found photojournalist, documentary photographer Maks Levin dead. Maks, accompanied by Oleksiy Chernyshov, a serviceman and former photographer, went to Huta Mezhyhirska on March 13 to document the consequences of the Russian aggression,” read a statement by LB.ua.

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“They left a car and headed towards the village of Moshchun. Since then, the connection with both men was lost. Later it became known that intense fighting broke out in the area where Maks was going to work. The whereabouts and fate of Oleksiy Chernyshov have not been established yet,” the outlet added. 

Born on July 7, 1981, in Kyiv, Maks Levin ventured into journalism at a young age. He worked at the editorial office of LB.ua for over a decade and contributed extensively to Associated Press, BBC, Reuters, TRT World and Hromadske. 

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His work was published by TIME, Wall Street Journal, Breaking news Poland, EU AGENDA, The Moscow Time, ELLE, TV-24,  Korrespondent.net, Radio Bulgaria, Vatican news, etc. 

Most of his work focused on war and conflicts in his homeland. 

“Every Ukrainian photographer dreams of taking a photo that will stop the war,” Levin once said. 

In 2014, Levin, along with his colleague Markiyan Lyseyko, founded the AFTER ILOVAISK, a military initiative to remember the battle of Ilovaisk. 

Levin is survived by his wife, kids and elderly parents.