Evgeniy Konstantinovich Maloletka (, ) is a Ukrainian journalist and photographer. He covered the

siege of Mariupol The siege of Mariupol began on 24 February 2022 and lasted until 20 May, as part of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. It saw fighting between the Russian Armed Forces (alongside the Donetsk People's Republic People's Militia) and the Ukrainian ...

during the

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, and, in particular, made a photograph of a woman wounded as a result of the maternity hospital bombing, which won

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. In 2023, he won two

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s, one for

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, which he shared with

Mstyslav Chernov Mstyslav Andriiovych Chernov (, ; born 1985) is a Ukrainian filmmaker, war correspondent, videographer, photographer, photojournalist, and novelist. A Pulitzer Prize and Academy Awards winner known for his coverage of the Revolution of Dignity ...

, Vasilisa Stepanenko, and Lori Hinnant, and another one for breaking news photography, shared with Felipe Dana, Emilio Morenatti, Rodrigo Abd, Nariman El-Mofty, Vadim Ghirda, and Bernard Armangue, as part of the Associated Press team for coverage of the war in Ukraine.

Early life and education

Maloletka was born in

Berdiansk Berdiansk or Berdyansk (, ; , ) is a port city in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, south-eastern Ukraine. It is on the northern coast of the Sea of Azov, which is connected to the Black Sea. It serves as the administrative center of Berdiansk Raion. The c ...

. He studied electronics at

Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute The Kyiv Polytechnic Institute ( KPI, ; official full title National Technical University of Ukraine "Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute") is a National university, national public university, public technological university in Kyiv, Ukrain ...

and graduated in 2010.

Life and work

In 2009, he started as a staff photographer for

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. Later, he worked as a freelancer and collaborated with the

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Al Jazeera Al Jazeera Media Network (AJMN; , ) is a private-media conglomerate headquartered in Wadi Al Sail, Doha, funded in part by the government of Qatar. The network's flagship channels include Al Jazeera Arabic and Al Jazeera English, which pro ...

, and

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, among others. In 2020-21, Maloletka covered the

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. In particular, his photo of the doctor Evhen Venzhynovych was widely used for social advertisement. In February and March 2022, during the

, the Associated Press staff member

, videoproducer Vasilisa Stepanenko, and Maloletka, freelancers working for AP, stayed in

Mariupol Mariupol is a city in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. It is situated on the northern coast (Pryazovia) of the Sea of Azov, at the mouth of the Kalmius, Kalmius River. Prior to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it was the tenth-largest city in the coun ...

, 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. Chernov, Maloletka, and Stepanenko were among the few journalists, and, according to the AP, the only international journalists in Mariupol during that period, and their photographs were extensively used by Western media to cover the situation. According to Chernov, on 11 March they were in a hospital taking photos when they were taken of the city with the assistance of Ukrainian soldiers. They managed to escape from Mariupol unharmed.

Awards

*2022: Knight International Journalism Award, with Chernov and Vasilisa Stepanenko, for their work in Mariupol *2022: Visa d'Or Award *2023: Regional winner,

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, photo series category *2023:

, World Press Photo Foundation * 2023:

Pulitzer Prize for Public Service The Pulitzer Prize for Public Service is one of the fourteen American Pulitzer Prizes annually awarded for journalism. It recognizes a distinguished example of meritorious public service by a newspaper or news site through the use of its journali ...

(shared with

, Vasilisa Stepanenko, and Lori Hinnant). * 2023:

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(shared with Bernat Armangue, Emilio Morenatti, Felipe Dana, Nariman El-Mofty, Rodrigo Abd, and Vadim Ghirda).

References

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