peribiden Russian-Ukrainian War: Danyl Shapovalov, a Volunteer Surgeon for the Ukrainian Territorial Defense, said American journalist Brent Renaud died instantly
A US journalist has been shot dead at Irpin, the AFP news agency reported quoting medical officers and witnesses. Danyl Shapovalov, a volunteer surgeon for the Ukrainian territorial defense, said American journalist Brent Renaud was killed instantly. Two other journalists were injured and had been hospitalized, reports Independent Kyiv.
According to Kyiv based news sites, the dead journalist was the New York Times contributor but did not conduct assignments in Ukraine.
“We were very sad to hear the death of Brent Renaud. Brent was a talented filmmaker who contributed to the New York Times for years. Even though he has contributed to the times in the past (most recently in 2015), he did not do the task for any table In Ukraine. Initial report that he worked for circulating times because he was wearing a time badge that had been spent for tasks many years ago, “NYT tweeted.
We were very sad to hear the death of Brent Renaud. Brent was a talented filmmaker who contributed to the New York Times for years. Even though he has contributed to the times in the past (most recently in 2015), he did not do the task for any table in Ukraine. The initial report that he worked for the times circulated because he was wearing a time badge that had been issued for assignments many years ago.
The murder of the journalist came in the midst of a malignant battle between Russian and Ukrainian forces which was ongoing since the last 17 days.
Previously on that day, at least 35 people were killed and 134 were injured after a rocket attack at the Ukrainian military base in Lviv. According to Ukrainian officials, some of the 50 rockets fired by Russian forces were intercepted before they reached the target.
The war between the two countries continued in cities in Ukraine, even when residents rushed to protect themselves in a bomb bomb and bunker. Pope Franciscon said the hospital bombardment and civilian target of savages, called for the end of what he called ‘armed aggression’ by Moscow. “In the name of God … backward this massacre,” Pope said during a speech after prayer.
