A New York Times reporter was shot and killed on Sunday on the outskirts of Kyiv.
- Brent Renaud, 51, was filming refugees in Irpin, Ukraine, on Sunday when he was shot
- His colleague, named only as Juan, was also injured but survived and was taken to the hospital
- The pair were in a car and had just passed a checkpoint when Russian soldiers opened fire
- Their driver tried to turn around, but Renaud was shot in the neck and died at the scene
- He was carrying a badge which listed The New York Times as his publication but it was from 2015
- The newspaper said he was not in the region on assignment for them
- Some of Renaud’s friends and colleagues said he was working on a global film about refugees
- The White House has not yet commented on Renaud’s death, the first of any American in the conflict
- National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said on Sunday Renaud’s death is ‘shocking and horrifying’
According to Андрій Нєбитов the NY Times reporter was identified.
The 51-year-old was shot and killed near Irpen earlier today.
Andriy Nebytov, the head of Kyiv’s regional police force. Nebytov posted a graphic photo purportedly of Renaud’s body on Facebook, as well as pictures of his American passport and media credentials issued by The New York Times.
In addition to the dead 51-year-old Brent, two more correspondents were injured. Now the wounded have already been rescued from the scene and taken to the capital hospital. The state of health of journalists remains unknown.
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