Photojournalist Yevhen Maloletka and videojournalist Mstislav Chernov covered events in Mariupol, surrounded by Russian troops. They filmed the beginning of the war and the consequences of intense shelling and battles in the city.
Prize of the German media company Deutsche Welle “For freedom of speech This year's Freedom of Speech Award went to photojournalist Yevhen Malolitko, who works with many international news agencies and organizations, and Associated Press videojournalist Mstislav Chernov. The names of the winners were announced on Monday, May 2.
Both reporters were awarded the Freedom of Speech Prize for their coverage of the war in Ukraine, which Russia launched on February 24, 2022.
” The works of Mstislav Chernov and Yevhen Maloletka are difficult to accept, but what really hurts is the truth they show: Russia attacked Ukraine and its civilian population under a fictitious pretext. Every story has nuances, but the facts This is exactly what the Kremlin is trying to do: distort the facts and spread false information, says Peter Limbourg, DW Director-General. human rights and the struggle for democracy and freedom, for all of us, and for that they pay a high price. ”
The beginning of a full-scale war was met by media representatives in Mariupol and as he lives Ukrainian city under siege by Russian troops. Chernov and Maloletka arrived in the city on February 24, the day the Russian invasion of Ukraine began. They removed the destruction caused by the shelling of the city, the work of doctors in local hospitals, and numerous civilian casualties. Journalists left Mariupol on March 15, 2022 as part of a column that left after the opening of the humanitarian corridor.
