The NYT stated that the journalist who died in Irpin did not perform any tasks of the publication in Ukraine

This is stated in a statement on Twitter.

"We are deeply saddened by the death of Brent Renaud. Brent was a talented cameraman who worked for The New York Times for years. Although he worked for The Times in the past (most recently in 2015), he did not perform any task for the publication in Ukraine. Preliminary information about him being an employee of The Times is due to the fact that he was found with a publication certificate that he was given for an assignment many years ago", the message says.