Ukraine condemns video apparently showing soldier beheaded by Russian forces

In an address to the International Monetary Fund, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for a minute’s silence for a soldier apparently beheaded by Russia forces. Source: EPA / SHAWN THEW

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As the war in Ukraine enters its 59th week, Volodymyr Zelenskyy is ramping up calls for support, calling on the International Monetary Fund to freeze Russian assets. It comes as a video purportedly showing the beheading of a Ukrainian solider has been circulating online, with the EU considering charging Russia with further war crimes.

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