Ukraine's Zelensky condemns beheading video, calls on world leaders to react

 

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"Everyone must react ... Do not wait for this to be forgotten," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on world leaders to respond in a video address after a grainy and extremely graphic clip surfaced online apparently showing a Ukrainian soldier being beheaded by a Russian serviceman.

While Ukraine's SBU security service said it was investigating the matter, the Kremlin called the video "awful" but said its authenticity needed to be checked.

The clip appears to have been filmed during the summer months, possibly on a mobile phone. It shows the victim wearing a yellow armband, frequently worn by Ukrainian soldiers as a means of identification. The perpetrator and other men were seen with white bands on their legs, usually worn as identifying symbols by Russian soldiers.

The people can also be heard speaking Russian, although it cannot be used as conclusive evidence as several Ukrainians speak Russian as well.

The short video showed a man wearing a white band beheading the victim with the yellow armband using a large knife. There has been speculation online that the clip is from eastern Ukraine, near the city of Kreminna. But these claims haven't been verified yet.

Moreover, although it's still unclear when the footage was filmed, some netizens have suggested that it could be in July.

A number of gruesome videos have surfaced online since Russian troops entered Ukraine in February last year. Last month, Zelensky promised to find the Russian soldiers responsible for apparently fatally shooting an unarmed Ukrainian prisoner of war.

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