Zelensky awarded title of "Hero of Ukraine" to Oleksandr Matsievsky
On March 12, the President of Ukraine awarded the title of "Hero of Ukraine" to Ukrainian soldier Oleksandr Matsiyevsky, who was shot by Russians.
According to Censor.NЕТ, this is stated in Twitter of Ukrainian President.
The message reads: "I awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine to Oleksandr Matsiyevsky. A Ukrainian warrior. A man who will be known and remembered forever. For bravery, for confidence in Ukraine and for his "Glory to Ukraine! Glory to the Hero! Glory to the Heroes! Glory to Ukraine!"
As it is known, on March 6, a video was posted online showing the Russian occupiers shooting a captured Ukrainian soldier for saying "Glory to Ukraine". The footage received a wide public response. The minimal amount of information about the time and place of this crime led to the identification of the Ukrainian Hero with 2 people.
The Facebook page of the 30th Separate Mechanized Brigade stated that the footage showed a soldier of this unit, Tymofiy Shadura, but emphasized that this was "preliminary data".
The editor-in-chief of Censor.NET, Yuriy Butusov, wrote in his blog that it was a soldier of the fire support company of the 163rd battalion of the Territorial Defense of Nizhyn of the 119th brigade of the TRO forces, Oleksandr Ihorovych Matsievsky.
On March 8, the Regional Directorate of the Territorial Defense Forces "North" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine officially stated that the footage showed soldier Oleksandr Matsievski.
On March 12, the SSU officially released information that the soldier who was shot was Oleksandr Matsiyevsky.
