Top American Journalist and Filmmaker Killed Reportedly Killed by Russians in Ukraine

Top American Journalist and Filmmaker Killed Reportedly Killed by Russians in Ukraine

Brent Renaud, an award-winning American filmmaker and journalist, was killed in Ukraine on Sunday while reporting in a suburb of the capital, Kyiv, according to Ukraine’s Interior Ministry -- the New York Times reports.

Renaud, 50, has worked for a range of national media companies including Vice, HBO, NBC and The New York Times.

Ukrainian officials said he was killed in Irpin, a suburb of Kyiv. Ukrainian officials said another journalist was wounded as well.

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Andriy Nebytov, the head of the Kyiv Oblast police reported the death according to Kyiv Independent.

Anton Gerashchenko, an adviser to Ukraine’s interior minister, said in a statement that Renaud “paid with his life for attempting to expose the insidiousness, cruelty and ruthlessness of the aggressor.”

Follow the developments in Ukraine HERE via the Kyiv Independent.