Russian troops kill American journalist Brent Renoud in the Ukrainian city of Irpin

Russian troops have killed a journalist from the American newspaper The New York Times and another informant was wounded in a shooting that occurred in Irpin, a town located west of Kiev, according to the police of the capital of Ukraine on their Facebook page.

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The event was also confirmed by the country’s Parliament on its Twitter account, which shows photos of the victim, apparently a cameraman.

The “(Russian) invaders cynically kill even international media journalists who try to show the truth about the atrocities of Russian troops in Ukraine”said the chief of police in the region of KyivAndriy Nebitov,

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“Today, a 51-year-old correspondent for the world famous New York Times was shot dead in Irpin. Another journalist was injured. Currently, they are trying to remove the victim from the combat zone,” Nebitov wrote on Facebook.

A 51-year-old New York Times correspondent Brent Renaud was shot dead in Irpen today. Another journalist was injured. Now they are trying to take the victim out of the combat zone. pic.twitter.com/7FtazzW819

— KyivPost (@KyivPost) March 13, 2022

Cliff Levy, one of those responsible for the New York newspaper, showed on Twitter his deep sadness “upon learning of the death of an American journalist in Ukraine, Brent Renouud”, who, as he explains, was “a talented photographer and filmmaker”.

.@nytimes is deeply saddened to learn of the death of an American journalist in Ukraine, Brent Renaud.
Brent was a talented photographer and filmmaker, but he was not on assignment for @nytimes in Ukraine.
Full statement is here. pic.twitter.com/bRcrnNDacQ

— Cliff Levy (@cliffordlevy) March 13, 2022

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Source: Elcomercio

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