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U.S. journalist killed, one other wounded in north Ukraine – National

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An American journalist has been killed and another was injured while reporting on Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Brent Renaud, a U.S. citizen and award-winning filmmaker who has previously contributed to the New York Times media outlet, was fatally shot in the northern Ukrainian city of Irpin, on Sunday.

“We are deeply saddened to hear of Brent Renaud’s death,” NYT said in a statement. Renaud was not on assignment for The Times in Ukraine, the paper said.

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Kyiv regional police chief Andriy Nebitov confirmed the death in a Facebook post, where he shared Renaud’s press ID and passport.

“Today, a 51-year-old correspondent of the world-famous New York Times media was shot dead in Irpin,” Nebitov wrote.

“Another journalist was wounded. Currently, they are trying to take the victim out of the combat zone,” Nebitov added.

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He accused the Russian military of opening fire and targeting journalists.

“The invaders cynically kill even international media journalists who are trying to show the truth about the atrocities of Russian troops in Ukraine.”


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According to images circulating on social media, Renault was carrying a New York Times press badge in Ukraine when he was killed.

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Clarifying earlier reports, The Times said he was not working for the paper and had been issued the badge for an assignment many years ago.

Renaud along with his brother Craig spent the last decade producing films and television programs for HBO, NBC, Discovery, PBS, The New York Times and Vice News.

Winners of the Peabody Award, their projects have covered the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the earthquake in Haiti, cartel violence in Mexico and the youth refugee crisis in Central America, according to their website.

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