In Pics | 'Glory to Ukraine': Monument unveiled for Ukrainian soldier killed on video

A monument has been unveiled in honour of Oleksandr Matsievskiy, a Ukrainian soldier who gained widespread attention through a video in which he declared "Glory to Ukraine" before seemingly being shot dead. The video, shared in March, showed Matsievskiy, a sniper from the Chernihiv region, standing in a wooded area without visible weapons, smoking a cigarette, and then slumping to the ground, apparently shot by unseen assailants.
 

Ukraine honoured Oleksandr Matsievskiy, a soldier allegedly killed by Russia. His last words were "Slava Ukraini" or "Glory to Ukraine" before he fell into a shallow hole in the ground after being shot. 

The chilling video of Oleksandr Matsievskiy's final moments shocked the world. Now, his northern hometown commemorates him with a solemn statue. 
 

Kyiv launched a criminal investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death while condemning the "brutal and brazen" act. 
 

The hashtag "Heroyam Slava" or "Glory to the Heroes" flooded timelines on social media platforms. It is a traditional response to "Slava Ukraini" in honour of the fallen soldiers.

His mother Paraska Demchuk said, "He would say to me, 'Mum, I will never let them capture me'." "He wouldn't just bandy words about. It was on the inside, it was like a core inside him," she added.