Zelenskiy honors Ukraine soldier shot after saying 'Glory to Ukraine'

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The soldier defiantly said 'Glory to Ukraine' before being seen to be shot dead in a video posted on social media.

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy bestowed posthumously the honour of"Hero of Ukraine" on Sunday on a soldier who defiantly said"Glory to Ukraine" before being seen to be shot dead in a video posted on social media.

"Today, I have bestowed the title of Hero of Ukraine on soldier Oleskandr Matsievskiy," Mr Zelenskiy said in his nightly video address. The apparently unarmed man in a uniform with a Ukrainian flag insignia on his arm was shown in a video smoking a cigarette and saying"Slava Ukraini" — or"Glory to Ukraine" — before apparently being shot dead. A voice off camera then says, in Russian,"Die, bitch."

 

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