Pulitzer Prize for Public Service Awarded to Mstyslav Chernov, Evgeniy Maloletka, and Vasylisa Stepanenko

Mstyslav Chernov, Evgeniy Maloletka, and Vasylisa Stepanenko were awarded the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service in May 2023 for their coverage of the siege of Mariupol. The award, journalism's highest honor, recognized the extraordinary courage and professional commitment demonstrated by the Associated Press team in documenting Russian military atrocities against civilians during the opening weeks of the full-scale invasion.