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The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has launched a pre-trial investigation into the brutal murder of a Ukrainian prisoner of war who was beheaded by Russian soldiers.

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Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent Censor.NET

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Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

The Security Service of Ukraine has launched a pre-trial investigation into the brutal murder of a Ukrainian prisoner of war under Art. 438.2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Vasyl Maliuk stated that security forces would find the monsters who beheaded the Ukrainian PoW and hunt them down wherever they are.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) launched an official investigation into the alleged execution.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

The SSU launched a pre-trial investigation into the beheading of a Ukrainian defender by Russian invaders shown in an online video.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Vasyl Maliuk emphasized that Ukraine will find and punish those responsible for the war crime.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:21:04.027Z

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