In besieged Mariupol, Mstyslav Chernov and Evgeniy Maloletka of the Associated Press are enduing the same catastrophe they are documenting.
, including jarring details of the deaths of individual children by shrapnel and how, cut off from water, people have been reduced to boiling snow — stories that contradict Kremlin claims that its forces are not attacking civilians.
Paris-based AP correspondent Lori Hinnant co-wrote their article on Wednesday. But because of the communications challenges — which the AP declined to detail, citing security concerns — it has taken much longer than usual to get the information out.Neither is a novice to covering conflict.
where Leonard said he showed during their coverage of Russia’s invasion of Crimea a humanity and compassion for his subjects that “is quite rare to find in this profession.”Both journalists are diligent and precise, Leonard said, noting that not only did they capture the horrific scene at the maternity hospital, but they also followed up to report on the fate of the people they encountered. The mother on the stretcher died, and so did her baby.
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