A private from Russias Far East republic of Sakha (Yakutia) has actually been awarded the title of Hero of Russia after fatally stabbing a Ukrainian soldier in hand-to-hand fight in a commonly distributed video, according to a decree published by the Kremlin on Saturday.Andrei Grigoriev, 38, was awarded the title for demonstrating guts and heroism, the Kremlin said.In the graphic video, tape-recorded on a video camera attached to a Ukrainian soldiers helmet in eastern Ukraines Donetsk area in 2015, Grigoriev can be seen stabbing the soldier with a traditional Yakutian knife numerous times till the victim pleads to allow him to pass away in peace.I want to go on my ownYou were the strongest fighter in this world.
Goodbye, the Ukrainian soldier informed Grigoriev before his death.Yakutias pro-war and pro-Kremlin bloggers were quick to hail Grigoriev for his heroism, spreading out incorrect claims that Grigoriev singlehandedly destroyed a whole team of Ukrainian soldiers, according to the republics biggest anti-war and Indigenous rights group the Free Yakutia Foundation.At the very same time, the Free Yakutia Foundation said the video has actually prompted shock and condemnation from even a few of Sakhas a lot of patriotic residents.The situation triggered extensive arguments about the morality of what was happening, as well as about the involvement of Russias ethnic minorities in military actions of such scale in a foreign country, the structure said in a post published last week.The rights group likewise released an audio message that Grigoriev presumably sent out to his fellow soldiers in which he states he was not conscious that the Ukrainian soldier had a cam on him.I couldnt watch the video myselfIt makes me feel sick when I try to remember what happened, Grigoriev can be heard saying.
I am terrified moms will see this video, I do not desire it to be shared even more.
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