Ukraine Launches Investigation into Unarmed Soldier Killing

By Dharshini

This article contains details some readers may find distressing.

Ukraine launched an investigation against Russian soldier that have been said to have killed an unarmed soldier.

Although Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that they will bring justice to the soldier, the case is more complicated than usual, as there have been inconsistent knowledge about his identity. The footage shows the Ukraine soldier bravely saying, ‘Glory to Ukraine’ and being shot only moments later. However, the clip does not show the killer(s), so they have not been identified. It also has not been verified when or where the footage had been made.

In order to unite the people of Ukraine and to honour the soldier’s life, President Zelensky has said that Ukraine should respond to Russia by saying together, ‘Glory to the Hero! Glory to the Heroes! Glory to Ukraine!’. Meanwhile, the Foreign Minister has been asking for an ‘immediate investigation’ from the International

Criminal Court to prove that Russia has committed a crime war.

On Tuesday 7th March, the military managed to identify the soldier as Tymofiy Shadura, and he was said to have been near the eastern city of Bakhmut in early February. Even after he was said to have been named, the identification of the soldier would be completed only when the body was found.

Despite the fact that the sister of Mr Shadura, the suspected name of the victim, has said that she recognised her brother, there still has been some controversy over the identity of the soldier, as a Ukrainian journalist has said that they recognise the soldier as someone else.

Russia is still denying every allegation that Ukraine has accused the Russian troops of committing, which include torturing, rape and killing prisoners. This murder has sparked another accusation, that Russia has denied yet again.