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Former ABC News producer serving in Ukraine military killed in drone strike
Maksym Oseredchuk, 30, died Wednesday night in the attack. He had worked as a driver and fixer for ABC News and later the New York Times before being drafted into Ukraine's 34th Marine Brigade.
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Former ABC News producer Maksym Oseredchuk was killed in a Russian drone strike on Wednesday night while serving in Ukraine’s military, ABC News reported. He was 30. Oseredchuk was assigned to the 34th Marine Brigade several months before his death.
He is survived by his wife Kateryna and daughter Maria, who was born in September 2025. Born on November 4, 1995, in Vuhledar in Ukraine’s Donetsk region, Oseredchuk earned a master’s degree in business economics from the University of Vinnytsia. He worked as a logistics manager before Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
After the invasion began, Oseredchuk started working with ABC News in Kyiv. He later worked for the New York Times as a driver and fixer in frontline areas. His father, Sasha, also works as a driver for international media.
Vuhledar has been occupied by Russia since early 2023. The family’s apartment there was destroyed during the seizure of the city.
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