American filmmaker and journalist Brent Renaud was shot and killed by Russian troops in Irpen, Ukraine, Kyiv’s regional police force announced Sunday.
Renaud’s brother and collaborator Craig confirmed his death at the age of 50 to the New York Times, adding that Brent was in Ukraine to film refugees leaving the Ukrainian capital.
Kyiv chief of police Andriy Nebitov said in a statement (via Interfax), “The invaders cynically kill even international media journalists who are trying to show the truth about the atrocities of Russian troops in Ukraine… Of course, journalism carries risks, but the US citizen Brent Renaud paid with his life for an attempt to shed light on how underhand, cruel, and merciless the aggressor is.”
Another journalist, later identified as Juan Arredondo, was also injured in the attack, CBS News reported. Arredondo was sent to a nearby hospital,…
