US journalist killed in Irpin attack, police say

A US video journalist has died and another has been injured after they were attacked by Russian forces in Ukraine, police have said.

The Ukrainian Police website said Russian troops opened fire on the car of Brent Renaud and another journalist in Irpin, a city close to the capital.

It said the injured journalist was being taken to a hospital in Kyiv.

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A New York Times spokesperson said Mr Renaud was a "talented film-maker who had contributed to the New York Times over the years".

It said he was not working for the publication at the time of his death.

Asked about the reports, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan told CBS News that the US government would be consulting with the Ukrainians to determine how this had happened and would then "execute appropriate consequences".

"This is part and parcel of what has been a brazen aggression on the part of the Russians, where they have targeted civilians, they have targeted hospitals, they have targeted places of worship, and they have targeted journalists," Mr Sullivan said.

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