Maksim Levin, a photographer and videographer who was working for a Ukrainian news website and was a long-time contributor to Reuters, was killed while covering Russia's invasion of Ukraine. He leaves behind his wife and four children.
His body was found in a village north of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on April 1, the news website LB.ua where he worked said on Saturday.
25 Jan 2022 . Donetsk Region, UKRAINE. Reuters/Stanislav Kozliu
Levin carries a cat near the line of separation from Russian-backed separatists in Donetsk region, Ukraine.
Levin, born in 1981, was a documentary film maker who had contributed to Reuters' coverage of the country since 2013.
He had been working in the village of Huta Mezhyhirska. There had been heavy shelling in that area.
9 Mar 2022 . Irpin, Ukraine. Reuters/Maksim Levin
A man carries a dog as people flee, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Irpin, Ukraine.
The prosecutor general's office in Ukraine said Levin was "killed by servicemen of the Russian Armed Forces with two shots from small arms". This could not be independently verified.
John Pullman, Reuters' global managing editor for visuals, said: "We are deeply saddened to hear of the death of Maksim Levin, a long-time contributor to Reuters, in Ukraine."
10 Mar 2022 . Demydiv, Ukraine. Reuters/Maksim Levin
A Ukrainian soldier hides from a helicopter airstrike amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, near Demydiv, Ukraine.
"Maks has provided compelling photos and video from Ukraine to Reuters since 2013. His death is a huge loss to the world of journalism. Our thoughts are with his family at this difficult time."
(Reporting by Elizabeth Piper; Editing by Frances Kerry)