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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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.
Vasyl Maliuk stated that security forces would find the monsters who beheaded the Ukrainian PoW and hunt them down wherever they are.
Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) launched an official investigation into the alleged execution.
The SSU launched a pre-trial investigation into the beheading of a Ukrainian defender by Russian invaders shown in an online video.
Vasyl Maliuk emphasized that Ukraine will find and punish those responsible for the war crime.
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