Famous American journalist and director died in Ukraine

According to police, in the city of Irpin near Kiev on the afternoon of March 13, the invaders shot and killed an American Time journalist, documentary filmmaker, 50-year-old Brent Renault, who worked in Ukraine, reports with the BBC.

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Kyiv police chief Andrei Nebytov said the journalists were being harassed by the Russian military. Two more journalists were injured and taken to the hospital.

This is the first report of the death of a foreign journalist covering the war in Ukraine.

One of the injured journalists, Juan Arredondo, told an Italian reporter that he was with Renault when they came under fire.

“We crossed one of the first bridges in Irpen, we were going to film the fleeing refugees, and we got into the car,” he said in a video posted on Twitter.

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“We crossed the first bridge in Irpen, we wanted to film how refugees were leaving, people offered to take us to another bridge. We crossed the checkpoint and they started shooting at us. The driver turned around and they continued shooting - my friend was shot from behind. I saw that he was hit in the neck. I don’t know what happened to him - we got separated, the ambulance took me,” Arredondo said.

Photos circulating online show Renault's New York Times press ID.

The newspaper said in a statement that it was "deeply saddened" by the news of Renault's death, but that he did not work for the newspaper in Ukraine.

Reno last worked for the publication in 2015, according to the Times, and the press card he wore in Ukraine was issued many years ago.

Time Editor-in-Chief and CEO Edward Felsenthal and Jan Orefis, President and COO of Time and Time Studios, said they were "devastated by the loss".

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"Award-winning filmmaker and journalist, Brent has filmed some of the most complex stories around the world, often alongside his brother Craig Reno," the statement said.

As ForumDaily wrote earlier:

• On the night of February 24 began full-scale war of Russia against Ukraine.
• In the light of these events in Russia and around the world, protests against the invasion of Ukraine
• US and UK imposed broad economic sanctions against Russia due to the invasion of Ukraine.
• February 25 President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to sit down at the negotiating table. Putin's press secretary Dmitry Peskov said that Putin is ready to send a delegation to Minsk (Belarus) for negotiations with Kiev. He specified that the delegation will include representatives of the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the presidential administration.
• In the USA there were large-scale rallies in support of Ukraine.
• Pope Francis visits the Russian Embassy February 25, to personally "express his concerns about the war" in Ukraine, which made an unprecedented deviation from diplomatic protocol.
• European Union, USA and UK imposed sanctions and froze the assets of Putin and Lavrov.
• The United States declared its readiness to start accept refugees from Ukraine.
• February 26, the world famous and one of the most popular groups of hackers Anonymous recorded a video message to Russian President Vladimir Putin. They promised to find all "skeletons in the closet" and "leave no stone unturned".
• As it became known, the Oscar-winning Hollywood actor Sean Penn is located in Ukraine and is making a documentary for Vice about events in the country.
• February 28 The world's largest aircraft An-225 was destroyed during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it caused alarm and sadness among the aviation world, in which it occupies an almost cult status.
• On the same day, the United States and France called on their citizens immediately consider leaving Russia.
• From the very beginning of the invasion, many actions took place around the world in support of Ukraine. How it was in the USA, see our material.
• On March 1, the United States asked 12 Russian diplomats from the United Nations leave the US accusing them of "espionage activities" as Russia continues its advance into Ukraine.
• March 2 Russian businessman Alex Konanykhin offered a $1 million reward for dead or alive Putin.
• Airbus and Boeing refused to work with Russia, this endangers almost the entire civil aviation of the country.
• March 3 CEO and founder of the Russian TV channel "Rain" announced the suspension of the channel. This is due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
• Which of the Hollywood stars supported Ukraine, and who was on the side of Russia, read here.
• What Russians living in Ukraine say about the war, you can find out in our material.
• Which companies left Russia and how it hit the economy, read on link.
• Where citizens of Ukraine can receive special services in Poland - by link.
• The US State Department has warned citizens of Ukraine that the US Mission in Ukraine does not currently offer visa services. That's it services provided in Germany.
• Meanwhile, the killers tried to kill the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky at least three times since Russia invaded his country on February 24.
• In Russia, the situation with free media is becoming more and more difficult. Even relatives of Ukrainians from Russia do not believe in shelling of Ukraine.
• Russian diplomats announced persona non grata, left the US, and the Russian airlines stop international flights.
• Meanwhile at the International Court of Justice in The Hague began consideration of the claim of Ukraine to Russia. The subject of the lawsuit is allegations of genocide.
• Russia began active preparations for shutdown from the global internet.
• Thousands of Ukrainians are leaving the country. 11-year-old boy from Zaporozhye made it to the border with Slovakia and crossed it on foot.
• USA supports Ukraine: both government officials and ordinary Americans. 20 workers in West Coast ports refuse tohandle Russian cargo. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky was awarded a medal Liberty Ronald Reagan. Tesla will continue to pay salaries to employees who decide to go to fight in Ukraine.
• In the meantime, the sanctions are taking effect: Russia is rapidly rising in price or disappearing from the sale of drugs and medical equipment manufactured by countries that have imposed sanctions on the Russian Federation because of the war in Ukraine. Down on the country iron curtain.
• Russia cannot establish a dialogue with the world - she threatens to leave from the Council of Europe and the OSCE.
• In order to further help Ukraine in its struggle against the aggressor, the Congress approved an emergency package of military and humanitarian assistance in the amount of $13,6 billion.

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