Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy posthumously honored a sniper killed in the Russian offensive war with the title “Hero of Ukraine”. The 42-year-old is “a man who will be forever remembered,” Selenskyj said in a video message in Kiev on Sunday. The shooting of the unarmed man had caused horror. According to Ukrainian sources, his identity has finally been clarified.
In a video leaked online last week, a man in a Ukrainian uniform puffs on a cigarette, exhales smoke, and shouts the Ukrainian military’s salute: “Glory to Ukraine.” Several shots are fired and the soldier falls to the ground. The video of the shooting by Russian-speaking men caused international consternation. It was probably originally uploaded to Telegram by Russian soldiers, but it has not yet been independently verified.
Fought at Bachmut
According to Ukrainian information, the identity of the POW allegedly shot by Russian soldiers has now finally been clarified through analysis. According to the Ukrainian secret service SBU, it concerns Oleksandr Matsiewsky. He had been fighting at the Battle of Bakhmut since November.
According to the Secret Service, the sniper died on December 30, 2022. The body was handed over in February. Zelenskyj said Matsievsky was a man “all Ukrainians will know”. He honored him “for his courage, for his faith in Ukraine and for his ‘Glory to Ukraine'”.
Source: Krone
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