American Filmmaker and Photojournalist Brent Renaud Killed By Russian Forces in Irpin

Award winning American filmmaker and photojournalist Brent Renaud, 50, was killed today after taking fire from Russian forces in Irpin, which sits just northwest of the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv. Another American journalist, Juan Arredondo, who was accompanying Brent was also shot, but survived, telling Internazionale journalist Annalisa Camilli that Brent and himself were filming refugees when they crossed a checkpoint and were shot at once they passed through. Kyiv Police Chief Andriy Nebytov confirmed the death of Brent, saying he was shot in the head. Brent was wearing NYT press credentials when he was killed, but was not working on behalf of the media outlet at the time, a spokesperson told the Associated Press. His death marks the first foreign journalist to be killed in this conflict, however, there have been a number of other journalists who have been wounded from fighting so far.