An American journalist has been reportedly killed as he reported on the ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
It is understood he was following the plight of refugees leaving the town of Irpin when he and a colleague were shot as they tried to cross through a checkpoint. He has been named in various reports as Brent Renaud.
His colleague was filmed in hospital saying they had been shot at after accepting a lift. "We were going to film refugees leaving Irpin," the man, who has not been identified, said in a video shared by Ukrainian Government social media. "Someone offered us a lift and they started shooting as as we tried to get across a checkpoint.