Brent Renaud and his brother won multiple awards for their work, which included reporting from war zones such as Afghanistan and Iraq. An award-winning American photojournalist and film-maker has been killed in Ukraine, the New York Times has said. Brent Renaud, 50, was shot dead in Irpin, a suburb of Kyiv, on Sunday by Russian forces, Kyiv's police chief Andriy Nebytov said. Cliff Levy, deputy managing editor at the New York Times, said the newspaper was "deeply saddened" by his death but confirmed he was not on assignment for the New York Times at the time, although he had previously worked for it. Image: Brent Renaud (R) worked with his brother, Craig Renaud (L) 'Deeply saddened' A statement from the paper said: "We are deeply saddened to hear of Brent Renaud's death. Brent was a talented photographer and film-maker who had contributed to the New York Times over