The New York Times clarifies that the journalist killed by Russian troops in Ukraine did not work for them

The American newspaper New York Times clarified this Sunday that the journalist Brent Renaud, who died in the Ukrainian town of Irpin, in western Kyivshot down by Russian forces, was not working for them at the time of the incident.

“Although I had contributed to the Times in the past (most recently in 2015), I was not working with any of our Times departments on Ukraine”, explained the newspaper in a brief statement.

The outlet stressed that the information that has circulated that the victim was an NYT journalist stems from the fact that he was carrying a “Times press ID that was issued to him for coverage many years ago.”

The New York Times He stated that he is “deeply saddened by the passing of Brent Renaud”, whom he described as a “talented filmmaker” who had collaborated with the medium over the years.

Renaud’s death was initially confirmed by the Police of Kyivwho blamed the Russian forces for the event and stated that it was a journalist from the prestigious New York newspaper.

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 Kiev region, Andriy Nebitov,

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

Cliff Levyone of the people in charge of the New York newspaper, showed on Twitter his deep sadness “upon learning of the death of an American journalist in Ukraine, Brent Renau”, who, as he explains, was “a talented photographer and filmmaker.

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