Sergey Loiko, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Sergey Loiko

Russian journalist, writer, photographer and translator

Date of Birth: 26-Feb-1953

Place of Birth: Mikkeli, Eastern Finland Regional State Administrative Agency, Finland

Profession: photographer, writer, journalist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

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Sergey Leonidovich Loiko (Russian: ?????? ?????????? ?????, born 26 February 1953 in Mikkeli, Finland) is a writer, war photographer, and journalist.
As a journalist and photographer he has covered armed conflicts in Russia and the former USSR since 1991 (Romania, Tajikistan, Chechnya, Georgia) working primarily for the Los Angeles Times.
In 2001, Loiko covered the war in Afghanistan and in 2003, the war in Iraq. In 2004, he published his first book Shock and Awe, War in Iraq.
In 2015, he published Airport a book about the battle of Donetsk airport.
In 2017, Loiko published Flight about the shooting down of MH17. Loiko was awarded with the 2014 Overseas Press Club’s Bob Considine Award and the 2015 Los Angeles Times Editorial Award.