An American journalist was killed and another wounded by bullets on Sunday in Irpin, on the northwestern edge of Kiev, where Ukrainian forces are fighting Russian forces, we learned from concordant sources.
The two men were hit at midday while driving with a Ukrainian civilian, also injured, told AFP Danylo Shapovalov, a doctor engaged with the Ukrainian forces who took care of the victims.
The Ukrainian authorities quickly accused their Russian enemies of having fired on the journalists, but the origin of the shots was difficult to establish immediately.
AFP journalists who were in this area on Sunday heard artillery and smaller arms fire there.
An AFP reporter saw the body of the slain journalist, who had his identification papers on him, including a New York Times accreditation card.
This is Brent Renaud, 50, a photographer and director, the American newspaper said in a statement. He had worked for The New York Times in the past, but did not work for it in Ukraine, according to this statement.
He is the first foreign journalist to die since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24.
The other American journalist, apparently slightly injured, testified in a video posted on social networks.
It was while passing a checkpoint that the soldiers opened fire in their direction, he said.
“The driver turned around, but they kept shooting at us. My friend Brent Renaud was hit and we had to leave him behind,” said the man.
According to the latter, Brent Renaud would have been hit in the neck.