Maxim Herkin

Gender: Male

Age when taken: 35

Citizenships: Ukraine, Israel

Hostage Status: Redeemed alive on October 13th, 2025, during the Israel-Hamas ceasefire

Alternate name spellings:

Maksym, Harkin
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Primary Source(s):

Times of Israel, 'Phone your mother too,' family tells Maxim Herkin in call before release, Oct 13, 2025
Jerusalem Post, Maxim Herkin, the Ukrainian-Israeli finally returning home, Oct 13, 2025
NBC News, Who are the 20 hostages being released?, Oct 13, 2025
Times of Israel, Hamas hostage video shows Maxim Herkin and Bar Kupershtein, in first signs of life, Apr 05, 2025
Times of Israel, Presumed captive: Maxim Herkin, was attending his first trance rave, Nov 19, 2023

Date Last Updated: October 13th, 2025