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American journalist Brent Renaud shot dead near Kyiv

Keiran Southern
The Times
Brent Renaud was covering the Russian invasion
Brent Renaud was covering the Russian invasion
Keiran Southern
The Times

An American journalist has been shot and killed in Ukraine while covering the Russian invasion.

Brent Renaud, 50, died after Russian troops opened fire on a car containing foreign journalists in Irpin, on the outskirts of the capital, the head of the Kyiv police department said.

Andriy Nebytov, head of the Kyiv Oblast police, said Renaud died on Sunday. Two other journalists were wounded and taken to hospital, the Kyiv Independent reported.

He was a documentary maker and worked with his brother, Craig
He was a documentary maker and worked with his brother, Craig

Pictures shared on social media claimed to show the body of Renaud, his American passport and a press badge identifying him as working for The New York Times.

Danielle Rhoades, a spokeswoman for The New York Times, said Renaud had previously been on assignment for the paper but was not employed