Ukraine war: Top Ukraine athletes' defiant tribute to shot soldier

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Top Ukraine athletes' defiant tribute to shot soldier

From left to right: Footballer Mykhailo Mudryk, tennis player Elina Svitolina and boxer Oleksandr UsykUkraine's top athletes have paid defiant tributes to a Ukrainian prisoner of war shown apparently being killed by Russian troops in a video that has shocked the nation.Tennis star Elina Svitolina, Chelsea footballer Mykhailo Mudryk and others responded with "Glory to the Heroes!" in their video tribute.

Arsenal's Oleksandr Zinchenko and Taras Stepanenko, who plays for Ukrainian team Shakhtar Donetsk feature in the video. Legendary former player and now coach Serhiy Rebrov is also shown.recorded a video of himself reciting a poem"Glory to Ukraine! - for these words you got a bullet," he reads. "You're no more - but memory is eternal of you, fighter".The graphic video first emerged on social media on Monday.

Ukraine's authorities have said the killing is "another proof this war is genocidal" and launched a criminal investigation, vowing to hunt down the perpetrators.Kyiv and its Western allies have accused Russian troops of committing mass war crimes - including torture, rape and murder - since President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion. Russia denies the allegations.

 

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