American journalist killed, another injured in Russian shooting in Ukraine's Irpin

Brent Renaud, who h worked for New York Times as a video journalist, was killed in a Russian shooting in Irpin located near capital city Kyiv in rrn Ukraine. In incident, ar journalist was wounded, official Twitter handle of Ukrainian Parliament informed.

"In Irpin, #Kyiv region, Russian military with numerous shots murdered a 51-year-old @nytimes journalist. According to photos, American videographer Brent Renaud was killed. Ar journalist was injured. World, don't be silent! #StopPutin #StopRussia," Parliament tweeted.

In clip shared by Ukrainian Parliament, injured journalist, a US citizen, said that y were in car when shooting started.

Reacting to Renaud's death, New York Times spokesperson said, "we are deeply sdened to hear of Brent Renaud's death. Brent was a talented filmmaker who h contributed to New York Times spokesperson over years. Though he h contributed to Times in past (most recently in 2015), he was t on assignment for any desk at Times in Ukraine. Early reports that he worked for Times circulated because he was wearing a Times press bge that h been issued for an assignment many years ago."

Andriy Nebitov, he of Kyiv region police, said, " occupiers cynically kill even international media journalists who are trying to show truth about atrocities of Russian troops in Ukraine."

Nebitov ded, "Of course, profession of a journalist is a risk, but US citizen Brent Renaud paid his life for trying to highlight aggressor's ingenuity, cruelty and ruthlessness."

9 killed, 57 injured in Russia's attack in western Ukraine

At least nine people were killed and 57 injured when a Russian airstrike hit a military training base in western Ukraine near Polish border, a local official told AP on Sunday. goverr of Lviv region, Maksym Kozytskyi, said Russian forces fired more than 30 cruise missiles at Yavoriv military range, located 30 kilometres rthwest of city of Lviv and 35 kilometres from Ukraine’s border with Poland. assault brought combat closer to border with Poland. A senior Russian diplomat has cautioned that Moscow considered foreign shipments of military equipment to Ukraine “legitimate targets.” 

United States and NATO have regularly sent instructors to range, also kwn as International Peacekeeping and Security Center, to train Ukrainian military personnel. facility has also hosted international NATO drills. 

Russian fighters also fired at airport in Iva-Frankivsk, a city in western Ukraine located 250 kilometres from Ukraine’s border with Slovakia and Hungary.

Im: AP/RepublicWorld