American journalist Brent Renaud was killed Sunday in Irpin, a small city outside of Kyiv, according to a social media post reportedly from the Kyiv regional police chief and later acknowledged by the New York Times, where Renaud’ had contributed through the years
. Cliff Levy, a Times deputy managing editor, said in a Sunday morning tweet the Times is “deeply saddened” to hear about Renaud’s death, calling him a “ talented photographer and filmmaker.” Renaud was a Peabody Award-winning filmmaker, producing humanitarian documentaries across several continents alongside his brother, Craig Renaud. The Times said he last worked for the publication in 2015, though used a Times press badge in his Ukraine coverage. Jane Ferguson, a contributor to PBS and the New Yorker, said a Ukrainian police officer told her at the site where Renaud was killed: “Tell America, tell the world, what they did to a journalist,” indicating Russian forces killed Renaud. U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said on CBS’ Face The Nation the news was “shocking and horrifying,” and the U.S. “will be responding accordingly.” Brent Renaud filming in Iraq in 2016.
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