Who Was American Journalist Brent Renaud Killed In Ukraine? Brent Renaud was killed by Russian forces in Irpin, Ukraine, when he was reporting.
Brent Renaud shot dead in Ukraine on March 13, 2022, at age 50.
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Who Was American Journalist Brent Renaud Killed In Ukraine?
Brent Renaud was an award-winning U.S.A. journalist and a filmmaker. He has worked with several media and news agencies, such as HBO, NBC as well as The New York Times.
The New York Times deputy managing editor, Cliff Levy, confirmed that Renaud was not on assignment for the publication.
Cliff Levy in a statement shared on Twitter read;
“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.
“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.”
Brent Renaud has directed numerous movies including; Little Rock High: 50 Years Later Film, Off to War 2004, Dope Sick Love 2005, Little Rock Central: 50 Years Later 2007, Warrior Champions: From Baghdad to, Beijing 2009, Earthquake 2013, Shelter 2016, Meth Storm 2017, etc.