Brent Renaud, U.S. Journalist and Filmmaker, Killed by Russian Forces in Ukraine

Brent Renaud has been reportedly killed by Russian forces in the town of Irpin, outside Kyiv, amid the Russia-Ukraine crisis.

Renaud is an award-winning U.S.-filmmaker and journalist. His works have appeared in the New York Times and other outlets, according to The Guardian report.

Renaud was reported to come under Russian fire and was hit in the neck, according to local police. However, the report could not be independently verified.

Earlier reports noted that Renaud was on assignment for The New York Times report. However, Clifford Levy, a deputy managing editor for the Times, issued a statement noting the opposite.

Levy said in a statement that the media outlet is deeply saddened to learn about the death of the American journalist in Ukraine. However, he said that Renaud was not on assignment for the New York Times in Ukraine.

Levy added that early reports noting that he worked for Time circulated as Renaud was wearing a Times press badge that was issued to him for an assignment many years ago.

The Kyiv region police chief, Andrei Nebitov, said in a statement that "the occupiers" are slaying even journalists of international media who are trying to show the truth about the actions of Russian troops in Ukraine.

Brent Renaud Killed in Ukraine

One U.S. journalist who also survived the attack spoke to an Italian paper Internazionale reporter from the hospital.

The U.S. journalist, Juan Arredondo, said that Renaud had been shot in the neck and "had to be left behind."

Arredondo said that they crossed a checkpoint and it was then that somebody started shooting at them, according to a Daily Mail report.

The White House has not yet issued a statement on Renaud's death. However, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan described his killing as "shocking and horrifying."

Sullivan added that the U.S. would consult with Ukrainian officials about what to do following the killing of the U.S. journalist.

It remains unclear whether U.S. President Joe Biden will retaliate against the Russian leader, Vladimir Putin.

Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said that Putin is finally starting to show signs of "willingness" to negotiate to end the war. However, up until now he seemed "intent on destroying Ukraine."

Russia-Ukraine Crisis

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that it is a "black day" after Russia shelled a military base in the western part of Ukraine, less than 25 kilometers from the Polish border, according to an Aljazeera report.

Zelenskyy said in his nightly address that Russia has fired 30 rockets at the Yavoriv military base, adding that it killed 35 people with 134 injured others.

The Ukrainian general staff added that "the enemy" is forming and moving strategic reserves to Ukraine's borders.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his Ukrainian counterpart, Dmytro Kuleba, have talked about diplomatic efforts to stop Russia's invasion during a call, according to a State Department statement.

Spokesperson Ned Price said that Blinken and Kuleba discussed diplomatic attempts to stop "Putin's war of choice."

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Written by: Mary Webber

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