ON THE GROUND 50.4501°N  30.5234°E — UKRAINE

FIXER IN UKRAINE

Maxim Strygewski — fixer & local producer helping the world's media and documentary filmmakers tell stories about the war and life in Ukraine that make a difference.

TRUSTED BY NEWSROOMS ACROSS 10+ COUNTRIES
TV4YLEAFPFrance 24Helsingin SanomatAftonbladetSvenska DagbladetPolitikenJyllands-PostenRai Tg3SIC NotíciasL'actualitéHromadskeRUS.LSM
01 ABOUT
Maxim Strygewski wearing a press vest and helmet in the field
MAXIM STRYGEWSKI — FIXER / LOCAL PRODUCER

I've been covering russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine since March 2022.

My experience includes working with Scandinavian media outlets such as TV4, Svenska Dagbladet, Aftonbladet, YLE, Helsingin Sanomat, Jyllands-Posten and Politiken — along with German, Dutch, Latvian, Italian, French, Portuguese and Canadian newsrooms. I have all the expertise needed to offer you a comprehensive solution for your successful work in Ukraine.

2022
COVERING THE FULL-SCALE
INVASION SINCE MARCH
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INTERNATIONAL MEDIA
OUTLETS & FILM CREWS
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COUNTRIES WHOSE NEWSROOMS
I'VE WORKED WITH
02 SERVICES

How can I be of help?

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Fixing

  • Hands-on support across Ukraine, guiding you through the local landscape
  • Setting up interviews and arranging shoots
  • Securing access and providing real-time translation
  • Finding local heroes and liaising with authorities for permits
  • Fact-checking and remote assistance
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Logistics & Safety

  • Planning and executing travel arrangements, including border crossings and in-country transportation
  • Securing safe and comfortable accommodation
  • Ensuring the safety of your crew during your stay in Ukraine
03

Equipment & Crew

  • Local rental of camera and sound equipment, lighting kits, drones and production accessories
  • Hiring trusted local professionals: camera operators, sound engineers, drivers, translators and security personnel
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Stringer

  • Breaking news updates, human-interest stories and on-the-ground developments
  • Urgent footage, interviews and localized context with a journalist's eye and local insight
  • Timely news coverage, visuals and verified information from the ground
03 SELECTED WORK

Stories from the ground

TV4 story on schoolchildren near the front learning survival skills VIEW →
TV4 NYHETERNA · SWEDEN2025

Children near the front learn to survive

When the tanks rolled into Snihurivka, children had to trade school days for survival lessons — preparing for danger and uncertainty.

YLE Ulkolinja documentary Ukrainian Women VIEW →
YLE ULKOLINJA · FINLAND2024

Ukrainian Women

Five women whose lives were irrevocably changed by russia's war of aggression — imprisoned, tortured, raped. Can trauma be cured? 47-min documentary.

Documentary series Those Who Stay at Home VIEW →
DOCUMENTARY SERIES · UKRAINE2024

Those Who Stay at Home

Five episodes on the daily lives of Ukrainians who continue to live and work in the frontline regions: Chernihiv, Kherson, Kharkiv, Mykolaiv, Donetsk.

TV4 reporting from the war in Ukraine VIEW →
TV4 NYHETERNA · SWEDEN2022

"Forward, forward and forward"

TV4 News at the front in Mykolaiv — with the soldiers Ukraine places its hope in.

L'actualité magazine feature on Ukraine VIEW →
L'ACTUALITÉ · CANADA2022

Living underground to escape the bombs

Reporting from the Donbas with Fabrice de Pierrebourg — the conditions of residents trapped, unable to leave.

Hromadske interview with Maxim Strygewski about his work as a fixer VIEW →
HROMADSKE · UKRAINE2023

The fixer behind the stories

An interview about my work as a fixer and media producer for international journalists in Ukraine.

04 FROM THE FIELD
Press crew at the Kherson city arch Reporting next to military equipment Maxim in a press vest in the field With a film crew in Ukraine Working with international journalists On location with a TV crew Field interview Reporting from a frontline area
Press team on the road Holding the Ukrainian flag on the road With a TV crew near damaged buildings In a press vest in a frontline town Camera crew filming on location Interviewing a soldier Crew evacuating with civilians Filming in the field
05 CONTACT