US journalist killed in attack near Kyiv

Smoke billows from the town of Irpin, on the outskirts of Kyiv (Felipe Dana/AP)

A US video journalist has died and another journalist was injured when they were attacked by Russian forces in Ukraine, police in Kyiv region have said.

Russian troops opened fire on the car of Brent Renaud and another journalist in Irpin near the capital, the police force said on its official website on Sunday.