Brent Renaud

Brent Renaud, a U.S. documentary filmmaker, has been killed by Russian forces in the flashpoint town of Irpin, outside of Kyiv, on Sunday morning. He appears to be the first journalist killed in the Russia-Ukraine war. His colleague, US photographer Juan Arredondo, is injured and being treated at a hospital. 

The death of an international journalist in the Russia-Ukraine war signals a grim milestone for reporters covering Vladimir Putin‘s worsening war against Ukraine.

Who Was Brent Renaud?

Brent Renaud was a 50-year-old award-winning U.S. filmmaker and journalist. He covered wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, political turmoil in northern Africa, cartel violence in Mexico, and the 2010 Haiti earthquake, to name a few. He was covering the war in Ukraine by Russia when he was shot to death.

His work appeared in numerous publications, including The New York Times, The Boston Globe, HBO, NBC, and AI Jazeera. Throughout his career, he won several accolades including Peabody and DuPont awards.

How Did Brent Renaud Die? Cause of His Death

Brent Renaud died after he was fatally shot in Ukraine by Russian troops on Sunday morning, March 13, according to Ukrainian law enforcement. He was hit in the neck.

Together with fellow journalist Juan Arredondo, who was also injured in the attack, Renaud was reporting on the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The two were shot at in Irpin, a suburb located just north of Kyiv, while they were on their way to film people leaving Kyiv.

Andriy Nebytov, Kyiv’s region police chief, announced Brent Renaud’s death via a Facebook post, where he wrote:

“The occupants cynical kill even journalists of the international media who try to show the truth about the inaction of Russian troops in Ukraine. Of course, the profession of a journalist is a risk, but US citizen Brent Renaud paid his life for trying to highlight the aggressor’s ingenuity, cruelty and ruthlessness.”

Following Renaud’s death, tributes have been pouring on social media, with many journalists praising his bravery.

Gutting to hear of the death Brent Renaud in Irpin, Ukraine today. A filmmaker without parallel who was working on a global film project about refugees. My thoughts are with his brother and his friends and family.

— Simon Ostrovsky (@SimonOstrovsky) March 13, 2022

PBS correspondent Simon Ostrovsky tweeted:

“Gutting to hear of the death Brent Renaud in Irpin, Ukraine today. A filmmaker without parallel who was working on a global film project about refugees. My thoughts are with his brother and his friends and family.”

Where Was Brent Renaud From?

Brent Renaud was from Arkansas, United States of America. According to Renaud’s official ID card, he was born on October 2, 1971, making him 50 years old when he passed away.

Nothing much is known about Brent Renaud’s parents and other family members. All that is known is that Renaud’s brother, Craig, is also a journalist. Over the past two decades, the two brothers reported from a number of global hotspots, including Iraq, Afghanistan, and Egypt, according to their biography on their website.

Was Brent Renaud Married, Who Was His Wife?

Brent Renaud was a married man or he was single, it’s still not known. Information related to his personal life, especially his love life, never circulated on the internet, so we’re bound to make the best-possible assumptions for now.

Considering Brent Renaud’s age, he was possibly a married man with a wife and children. If that’s the case, Renaud is now survived by his wife and kids.

Source: Bio Wiki