American filmmaker killed in Ukraine, Kyiv police say

An American photographer and videographer was shot and killed in Ukraine, Kyiv police announced early Sunday.

In a Facebook post, Kyiv regional police chief Andriy Nebytov wrote, “A 51-year-old world-renowned media correspondent was shot in Irpen today.” The post included a photo of the journalist’s New York Times press ID and a passport. Both identify the man as Brent Renaud.

In a second post, Nebytov said two other correspondents were injured and taken to the capital hospital.

“[The New York Times] is deeply saddened to learn of the death of an American journalist in Ukraine, Brent Renaud,” Cliff Levy, the deputy editor in chief of The Times, posted Sunday. “Brent was a talented photographer and filmmaker, but he was not on assignment for [The Times] in Ukraine.”

Levy went on to say that Renaud had contributed to The Times in the past, most recently in 2015. Renaud’s Times press badge had been issued for an assignment “many years ago,” according to a statement from the outlet.