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US journo Brent Renaud SHOT DEAD in Ukraine, New York Times slammed for 'cold' statement

American journalist and filmmaker Brent Renaud was mercilessly shot dead in the Ukrainian city of Irpin on March 13, 2022

As Russia continues its invasion of Ukraine, many innocent people are sadly becoming victims of the horrific conflict. On March 13, 2022, US journalist Brent Renaud was shot dead in Irpin, Ukraine. His colleagues were severely wounded and are now being treated.

According to the news agency AFP, American journalist and filmmaker Brent Renaud was mercilessly shot in Ukraine. Ukrainian officials have accused Russia of the journalist's killing, however, the exact circumstances of his death are unknown. Inna Sovsun, Member of Ukraine's Parliament, wrote on Twitter, “#Russians killed a documentarist Brent Renaud, working for @nytimes in #Ukraine. Those b*****ds open fire on journalists, doctors, pregnant women, children, civilians. This is the war against the whole civilized world. #StopPutin #NoFlyZoneOverUkraine.”

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Brent's body was discovered with a New York Times identification card that was used to identify him. New York Times immediately posted a tweet saying, "We are deeply saddened to hear of Brent Renaud's death. Brent was a talented filmmaker who had contributed to The New York Times over the years. Though he had contributed to The Times in the past (most recently in 2015), he was not on assignment for any desk at The Times in Ukraine. Early reports that he worked for Times circulated because he was wearing a Times press badge that had been issued for an assignment many years ago." 

As soon as this tweet was dropped, many people slammed NY Times was ruthlessly denying that he worked for them. One user wrote, “NYT responds like this.the poor family reading this response will be heartbroken 💔.”

Another sarcastically mocked NY Times by writing, “Our condolences but he wasn't working for us, so byeeee. Do better NYT…”

Another user wrote, “What a cold statement to a professional who has worked with you, it is very easy to write from a newsroom safe from bombs and war, you should have more RESPECT.”

One more user stated, “You use more words explaining he's not working for you than on your condolences.”