The Security Services of Ukraine (SBU) on Sunday (March 12) confirmed the identity of the soldier seen being shot in a video that went viral, after several official sources gave two different names. :
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“(SBU) investigators found out that the shot Ukrainian soldier (…) is a sniper of the 163rd battalion of the 119th Territorial Defense Brigade of the Chernigov Region, Alexander Igorovich Matsievsky.“, the investigators said in a press release.
In the tens of seconds of video, widely shared in early March, we see a scarred but unarmed man in military uniform smoking a cigarette before exclaiming:Glory to Ukraine.and being mowed down by machine gun blasts.
A confusion of two identities
The SBU announcement comes days after several official Ukrainian military sources gave two different identities, including Oleksandr Matsievsky, perpetuating the confusion.
According to the territorial division of the department “NorthOleksandr Matsievsky of the Armed Forces of Ukraineborn on May 10, 1980 in Moldovawas captured by the Russians when he was with four other Ukrainian soldiers in the eastern region of Donetsk.
In recent days, the mother of the deceased testified in a television report, confirming his identity. SBU investigators also say that they are confident in the identity of Aleksandr Matsievsky.after investigation“, “contact with relatives of the deceased“, “photo and video analysis” As well as “conclusions of the forensic examination“.
“Heroes of Ukraine”.
In his daily address, President Volodymyr Zelenskyi praised “courageof this Ukrainian soldier. “Today I awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine to Alexander Matsievsky, a soldier, a man who will be well known to all Ukrainians. Someone who will be remembered foreverhe solemnly announced.
“He is a true Hero who, even in the face of death, showed the whole world what the character and invincibility of Ukrainians are.“, SBU head Vasil Malyuk stated, quoting the press release. He added that Ukrainian security services are trying to identify Russian servicemen who “committed this bloody crime“.
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Source: Le Figaro
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