Who was Brent Renaud, the American journalist and documentary filmmaker killed in Ukraine by Russian troops

The American journalist Brent Renaud He was shot dead and another was wounded this Sunday in Irpin, a northwestern suburb of Kiev where Ukrainian forces are fighting the Russian military, concordant sources told AFP.

The two men were hit by bullets while driving in a car with a Ukrainian civilian, who was also injured, Danylo Shapovalov, a volunteer doctor from Ukraine’s territorial defense who treated the victims, told AFP.

Ukrainian authorities were quick to accuse Russian forces of shooting the journalists, but it is not immediately clear where the shots came from.

AFP journalists who were in the area on Sunday heard artillery and small arms fire.

An AFP journalist saw the body of the victim, who was carrying his identity documents, including a New York Times accreditation.

Is about Brent Renaud, 50, a photographer and filmmaker, the American newspaper said in a statement. He had collaborated with the newspaper in the past, but did not work for that medium in Ukraine, according to that statement.

The other American journalist, apparently slightly injured, recounted what happened in a video posted on social networks.

According to the Infobae portal, Brent Renaud he regularly worked with his brother Craig, with whom he had an artistic partnership Renaud Brothers.

They had announced on their social networks that they were in Ukraine working on war coverage.

Before they were in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. They also covered the earthquake in Haiti and toured the areas controlled by drug traffickers in Mexico. In 2011, they documented the political upheavals in Egypt.

They were awarded several times. Among his awards are a Peabodya prize GOING for the best television series, two awards from the Overseas Press Clubtwo prizes columbia dupont and a prize Edward R. Murrow for his work with The New York Times, according to Infobae.

Brent Renaud he also produced films for HBO, NBC, Discovery, PBS, and Vice News, among others.

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