Ukrainian photojournalist Max Levin was killed by Russian armed forces

This Saturday, the Ukrainian Mass Media Institute announced the discovery of the lifeless body of photojournalist Max Levin in a northern suburb of Kyiv, where he was documenting the plight of refugees in the face of the Russian advance.

With Levin’s death, the number of informants who have died since the start of the conflict in Ukraine rose to six, according to Reporters Without Borders (RSF).

UNESCO praised the work of photojournalists such as the Ukrainian Max Levin, whose lifeless body was found in the north of Kyiv, considering that the work of these professionals can be an “important antidote to disinformation.”

The Director-general of UNESCO, the French Audrey Azoulay, condemned Levin’s death in a statement and recalled that photojournalists like him “are direct witnesses of a war.”

“His images can be important antidotes to disinformation,” said Azoulay, who called on warring parties to protect media professionals.

Levin, 41 years old and with four children, had disappeared on March 13 in the north of Kyiv and, according to preliminary Ukrainian information, he was assassinated by members of the Russian armed forces.

The reporter was a photographer and documentary filmmaker who collaborated with Ukrainian and international media, including Reuters, the BBC and the Associated Press.