Execution of Oleksandr Matsievskyi

Oleksandr Matsievskyi
Олександр Мацієвський
Born(1980-05-10)10 May 1980
Chișinău, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union (now Moldova)
Died30 December 2022(2022-12-30) (aged 42)
Service/branch Ukrainian Ground Forces
Unit119th Chernihiv Defense Brigade
Battles/warsRusso-Ukrainian War

Oleksandr Ihorovych Matsievskyi (Ukrainian: Олександр Ігорович Мацієвський, pronounced [olekˈsɑndr ˈiɦorowɪtʃ mɐts⁽ʲ⁾iˈjɛu̯sʲkɪj]; 10 May 1980 – 30 December 2022) was a Moldovan-born Ukrainian Ground Forces member and captive executed by Russian soldiers during the Battle of Bakhmut in the Russian invasion of Ukraine in late December 2022.[1][2] The video of the execution circulated online around 6 March 2023, showing a soldier without weapons, smoking a cigarette, saying "Slava Ukraini" and then being shot with automatic weapons from multiple sides.[3] The 30th Mechanized Brigade initially named Tymofii Shadura as the victim and a video of the shooting was shared on social media.[4] Later reports suggested Matsievskyi as a credible alternative identification, which was subsequently confirmed by the Ukrainian government.[1]

  1. ^ a b CБУ остаточно підтвердила особу Героя, розстріляного після слів "Слава Україні!" [CBU finally confirms the identity of the Hero who was shot after saying "Glory to Ukraine!"]. SSU (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Guerre en Ukraine en direct : Kiev dit avoir repoussé près d'une centaine d'assauts russes sur le front de l'Est en 24 heures" [War in Ukraine live: Kyiv says it repelled nearly a hundred Russian assaults on the Eastern front in 24 hours]. Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  3. ^ Tondo, Lorenzo; Sauer, Pjotr (7 March 2023). "Ukraine names PoW allegedly filmed being shot dead by Russian soldiers". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  4. ^ Стало відоме ім'я розстріляного росіянами Героя України [Name of the Hero of Ukraine shot by Russians becomes known] (in Ukrainian). UNIAN. Retrieved 7 March 2023.

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