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Sunday, March 13, 2022
Journalist slain in Ukraine was working on refugee documentary for Time
Video documentary maker Brent Renaud, 50, was working for Time Studios on a project about global refugee issues when he shot and killed in Ukraine, the media outlet says.
“We are devastated by the loss of Brent Renaud,” Time editor in chief Edward Felsenthal says in a statement.
“Our hearts are with all of Brent’s loved ones. It is essential that journalists are able to safely cover this ongoing invasion and humanitarian crisis in Ukraine,” he adds.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky calling his killing “a deliberate attack by the Russian military.”
“They knew what they were doing,” Zelensky says.
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