cover

JUST IN: US Journalist Shot Dead In Ukraine

 

A United States journalist, Brent Renaudwas gunned down in Irpin, a frontline northwest suburb of Kyiv, capital of Ukraine, on Sunday.

 

Renuad was killed in the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia.

 

The head of police in the Kyiv region said Renaud had been killed and another journalist wounded by Russian forces in Irpin, east of the capital.

 

“The invaders cynically kill even journalists of the international media who try to show the truth about the atrocities of Russian troops in Ukraine,” Andriy Nebitov wrote on Facebook.

 

“Of course, the profession of a journalist is a risk, but US citizen Brent Renaud paid his life for trying to highlight the aggressor’s ingenuity, cruelty and ruthlessness.”

 

He also published photos of the press ID and passport of Mr Renaud, which had led to initial reports that Renaud had been on assignment for the New York Times.

 

In a statement published on social media, New York Times deputy managing editor Cliff Levy said the publication was “deeply saddened” to learn of Mr Renaud’s death, who he described as a “talented photographer and filmmaker”.

 

Though Mr Renaud had contributed to the Times previously, he had not been on assignment for the publication in Ukraine.

 

“Early reports that he worked for Times circulated because he was wearing a Times press badge that had been issued for an assignment many years ago,” a statement he shared from a New York Times spokesperson said.

 

According to his social media pages, Mr Renuad had been documenting the plight of refugees in the country.

 

He and brother Craig Renaud “have spent the last decade telling humanistic verite stories from the world’s hot spots,” according to their website, with their work spanning HBO, NBC, Discovery, PBS and Vice News.

 

This includes covering “the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the earthquake in Haiti, political turmoil in Egypt and Libya, the fight for Mosul, extremism in Africa, cartel violence in Mexico, and the youth refugee crisis in Central America.”

 

A military base in Yavoriv, near the Polish border, was hit during a Russian missile attack killing at least 35 people and wounding 134 others this morning, Ukrainian authorities said.

 

Oluwasegun Adesuyi

Share
Published by
Oluwasegun Adesuyi

Recent Posts

Property mogul, Dr Shakirat Ayobami floats NGO

Property mogul, Dr Shakirat Ayobami floats NGO In the competitive landscape of Nigeria's real estate…

5 hours ago

NHIA, NACA to expand health insurance for people living with HIV

Director General of NHIA, Dr Kelechi Ohiri By Lara Adejoro The National Health Insurance Authority and…

7 hours ago

Constituents push to recall Natasha, INEC disowns exercise

Natasha Akpoti-Uduagan By Gbenga Odogun Some constituents of Kogi Central Senatorial District have initiated a recall…

7 hours ago

Military rescues 101 kidnap victims, kills 10 terrorists in Katsina, Zamfara

FILE: Terrorists group By Animashaun Salman Troops of Sector 2, in collaboration with the Air Component…

7 hours ago

Rivers emergency rule, Fubara’s suspension dangerous affront to democracy – Amaechi

Rotimi Amaechi By Dennis Naku The former Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, has said the declaration…

7 hours ago

Air Peace slashes London-Lagos airfare by N600,00

An Air Peace aircraft By Olasunkanmi Akinlotan Air Peace has said travellers will enjoy up to…

7 hours ago