Posted on 03/13/2022 6:25:49 AM PDT by fluorescence
AN AMERICAN journalist has been killed by Russian troops while covering the war in Ukraine, according to police in Kyiv.
Reporter Brent Renaud was reportedly shot dead in Irpin, just outside the capital.
Andrey Nebitov, the head of the Kyiv region police, said the 51-year-old filmmaker "paid his life" for reporting on the invasion.
Another journalist, thought to be Mr Renaud's colleague, was also reportedly injured in the attack.
"A 51-year-old world-renowned media correspondent was shot in Irpen today," Nebitov said.
"Another journalist is injured. Now they are trying to remove the victim from the war zone.
"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."
Initial reports suggest Mr Renaud worked for the New York Times, but the newspaper has confirmed he was not in Ukraine on its behalf.
"We are deeply saddened to hear of Brent Renaud’s death. Brent was a talented photographer and filmmaker who had contributed to the New York Times over the years," a statement from the NYT reads.
"Though he had contributed to The Times in the past (mostly recently in 2015), he was not on assignment for any desk at The Times in Ukraine.
"Early reports that he worked for The Times circulated because he was wearing a Times press badge that been issued for an assignment many years ago."
Terrified locals have been fleeing to Kyiv from fierce battles and shelling in surrounding areas like Hostomel and Bucha.
In Irpin, a suburb about 12 miles northwest of central Kyiv, bodies lay out in the open Saturday on streets and in a park as shelling continues to rain down.
It comes as the battle around the capital rages on as Russian forces close in, with brave Ukrainian soldiers setting up tank traps on the streets to repel invaders.
Putin's troops are inching closer and are believed to be just 15 miles from the city.
But Volodymyr Zelensky warned the Russians would only be able to take control of Kyiv if they "raze it to the ground" as the Ukrainian president confirmed around 1,300 of his troops had been killed since the conflict began.
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Prove his worth, get his credentials back.
Guess that Press Pass did not get picked up by the smart bomb to know to veer off course!/sarc
Its how Richard Engel got his job with NBC; he went to live in Baghdad before GW Bush began his war with Shtick and Awe. The bombing began and NBC had no one on site so there was Engel; he did a credible job but like most who join that network became one-sided political after that.
This reminds me of that journalist that was made such a big deal of who was killed in the ME. They made it sound like he was the firstborn son and then it came out that he only occasionally contributed articles after the stories started coming out.
A journalist is not more important than a citizen casualty. IMO.
And this guy was carrying credentials around that falsely identified himself as working for US media.
Oh it was a Russian Troop who shot him! So the Russian did not know the New York Times is the American Pravda.
“trying to highlight the aggressor’s ingenuity, cruelty and ruthlessness”
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Oh, jeez, give it a rest willya .
He was a filmmaker. He has made several films about war zones - Iraq, Afghanistan, etc. He was using the NYT press credentials because I don’t think “filmmaker” credentials would give him any access or cover.
O.K. then, he knew the incredible risk he was putting himself in to.
What would a New York Times employee be doing there. Everyone knows they do not investigate their articles. They either make them up entirely or just repeat something from the web without bothering to verify it as long as it fits their narrative.
I’m fascinated by how the Press covers the death of one of their own, they seem to get more Pomp and Circumstance out of a single death than 99 Marines who get killed over the course of several months, which I think is unfortunate.
Next thing you know they’ll be lying in state, flag at half mast and I’m sure we’ll get a report every night for about a week or so on the death of these two courageous and valiant news reporters.
Yep, he wasn't NY Times.
Is there a GoFundMe set up for the poor Russian trooper who shot him?
When I see a story like that I assume the guy is working as a covert operative for a government intelligence outfit — either the CIA or a foreign counterpart.
Please, no one here should be so callous and call this the “feel good story of the day”. That would be disgusting.
Interesting. Thanks for sharing that.
——he was wearing a Times press badge that been issued for an assignment many years ago.”-—
Fake journalist and probable creator of fake news and no loss worthy of headlines
...he was wearing a Times press badge...
“journalist” = spy = CIA
“ Andrey Nebitov, the head of the Kyiv region police, said the 51-year-old filmmaker “paid his life” for reporting on the invasion.”
Why is he referred to as a ‘filmmaker’ in this article? What was he really doing there?
He had done some job for the NYT in 2015. He was a cameraman not a reporter. His latest job I got from IMDB was a documentary series following a college football team “Our Time UCF Knights Football” in 2021.
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