American Documentary Filmmaker Brent Renaud Killed in Ukraine While Covering Russian Invasion

Brent Renaud has sadly died.

The American journalist and documentary filmmaker, who worked on productions for outlets like HBO and Vice News and formerly contributed to the New York Times, was killed while covering the Russian invasion of Ukraine, authorities confirmed Sunday (March 13) via Deadline.

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The head of Kyiv’s regional police force, Andriy Nebytov, also confirmed another journalist was injured, and a reporter for the Kyiv Independent said that another reporter also was injured.

“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,” the news organization said in a statement.

They also confirmed that while “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.”

He produced films along with his brother Craig like Last Chance High, a video series for Vice News that won a Peabody award, and projects about wars in locations like Iraq and Afghanistan. The brothers are the founders of the Little Rock Film Festival. Their 2005 documentary Off to War: Welcome to Baghdad was nominated for a DGA award.

Our thoughts are with Brent Renaud‘s loved ones at this difficult time.