{"id":172002,"date":"2023-03-07T16:16:40","date_gmt":"2023-03-07T16:16:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=172002"},"modified":"2023-03-07T16:16:40","modified_gmt":"2023-03-07T16:16:40","slug":"ukrainian-pow-had-last-cigarette-before-being-shot-dead-by-russian-soldiers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/ukrainian-pow-had-last-cigarette-before-being-shot-dead-by-russian-soldiers\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukrainian POW had last cigarette before being shot dead by Russian soldiers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chilling video has emerged of an Ukrainian prisoner of war taking his last cigarette before being "executed by Russian troops".<\/p>\n

The unarmed man stood in a trench next to a shallow grave and shouted "glory to Ukraine" after puffing on a cigarette. <\/p>\n

One of the shooters – believed to be a Russian soldier – can be heard saying "die, b*tch" before shooting the soldier dead with automatic weapons.<\/p>\n

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The soldier was named by the Ukrainian military on Tuesday as Tymofiy Shadura, who had been reported missing since February 3.<\/p>\n

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He was last seen in the frontline fighting near the eastern city of Bakhmut, according to the 30th Separate Mechanised Brigade.<\/p>\n

His sister told the BBC: "My brother would certainly be capable of standing up to the Russians like that.<\/p>\n

"He never hid the truth in his life and certainly wouldn't do so in front of the enemy."<\/p>\n

It was unclear when the clip was taken but it appeared on social media on Monday (March 6).<\/p>\n

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One Twitter user wrote: "I cut this video because of how gruesome the end of it is, but we need to see ho inhumane and monstrous the Russians are in Ukraine.<\/p>\n

"Russia is not the 'good guys' in all of this – they are the invaders. They are the ones bombing hospitals and schools of a sovereign nation."<\/p>\n

Another said: "Never forget. My condolences to his family, friends and all of you fighting alongside him."<\/p>\n

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"Amen to him and all Ukrainians who have given thier lives for their country and freedom. Slava Ukraine," a third added.<\/p>\n

In the statement issued by the brigade, they said: "Currently, the body of our servicemen is in the temporarily occupied territory."<\/p>\n

Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the alleged killing and shared a messaged on his official account, saying: "I want us all to respond to his words together, in unity: 'Glory to Ukraine!' <\/p>\n

"And we will find the murderers. Ukraine will not forget the feat of each and every one whose lives gave freedom to Ukraine for ever."<\/p>\n

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