Oleksandr Matsievskyi, a territorial defense fighter from Chernihiv region who was shot in captivity, also had Moldovan citizenship.

 This became known from the statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of Moldova.

 "After confirmation from the Ukrainian side that the soldier executed by the Russian military is Oleksandr Matsievskyi, we strongly condemn the killing of a citizen of Moldova, which can be qualified as a war crime and a gross violation of international humanitarian law. We express our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Oleksandr Matsievskyi," the statement said. statement

 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Moldova also reminds that Chisinau condemns the war against Ukraine.

 Local publications of the Chernihiv region, which wrote about the farewell to Oleksandr Matsievskyi in February, noted that he was born in Chisinau and lived in Moldova for the first 28 years of his life - until 2008, when he moved to Nizhyn with his wife and son.

 According to the sources of "European Truth", after moving to Ukraine, Matsievskyi did not renounce his Moldovan citizenship, therefore he legally retained the dual citizenship of Moldova and Ukraine, although, obviously, he considered himself a Ukrainian.

 His Chisinau origin caused a stir in Moldova: the story of the hero's execution, which was initially covered in the media and discussed in social networks, gained special significance after the confirmation of Macievskyi's identity.

 We will remind, on March 12, the SSU confirmed that the Ukrainian military officer in the video, where the prisoner was shot after saying "Glory to Ukraine!", was a sniper of the 163rd battalion of the 119th separate brigade of the TRV of the Chernihiv region, Oleksandr Matsievskyi.