Volodymyr Zelensky, the president of Ukraine, has urged world leaders to act after a video purportedly showing a Russian serviceman beheading a Ukrainian soldier surfaced.
“Everyone has to respond. every boss. Waiting for this to be forgotten is not an option, he urged in a video speech.
The SBU security service of Ukraine stated it was looking into the “war crime”.
The video was deemed “awful” by the Kremlin, but its legitimacy and authorship needed to be investigated.
The incredibly graphic and grainy video appears to have been shot during the summer, probably on a cell phone. It depicts a man in military gear sporting a yellow armband, which Ukrainian soldiers typically wear as distinguishing markers.