An American journalist was killed and another wounded when they came under fire by Russian forces in Irpen near the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, Ukrainian authorities said Sunday.
The head of police in the Kyiv region said that Brent Renaud had been killed and another wounded by Russian forces in Irpin, east of the capital.
“The invaders cynically kill even journalists of the international media who try to show the truth about the atrocities of Russian troops in Ukraine,” Andriy Nebitov said.
“Of course, the profession of a journalist is a risk, but US citizen Brent Renaud paid his life for trying to highlight the aggressor’s ingenuity, cruelty and ruthlessness.”
He also published photos of the press ID and passport of Mr. Renaud. The press badge was labeled New York Times.
In a statement published on social media, New York Times deputy managing editor Cliff Levy said the publication was “deeply saddened” to learn of Renaud’s death, who he described as a “talented photographer and filmmaker”.
“We are deeply saddened to hear of Brent Renaud’s death. Brent was a talented filmmaker who had contributed to The New York Times over the years,” a New York Times spokesperson said in an emailed statement to Fox News Digital. “Though he had contributed to The Times in the past (most recently in 2015), he was not on assignment for any desk at The Times in Ukraine. Early reports that he worked for Times circulated because he was wearing a Times press badge that had been issued for an assignment many years ago.”
Video of the second journalist being evacuated from the scene in Irpinhttps://t.co/ysFMC2u0G5
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The wounded journalist spoke with Ukraininan authorities from the hospital. Watch the vide below:
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WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT:
‼️ ТЕРМІНОВО‼️В Ірпені російські окупанти щойно розстріляли міжнародних журналістів New York Times! Один вбитий, один поранений. Зараз правоохоронці намагаються вивезти потерпілого з зони бойових дій. pic.twitter.com/JFQBnTaA69
— Поліція Київщини (@police_kyiv_obl) March 13, 2022
