Brent Renaud, a 50-year-old American journalist, was killed by Russian forces in the Ukrainian city of Irpin, according to local police.
Another American journalist was wounded, according to the same authorities.
A close friend and colleague of Renaud's, fellow journalist and documentary filmmaker Christof Putzel, talks about his partner's career and his time in media outlets such as Vice and The New York Times.
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