Ukrainian military identifies smoking soldier shot dead in shocking war video

A rescue worker puts out a fire at a destroyed gas distribution point after a Russian attack in Kostiantynivka, Ukraine (Evgeniy Maloletka/AP)

Ukraine’s military has tentatively identified a man shot dead by Russian speakers as one of its missing soldiers.

The man, who was smoking a cigarette when he was riddled with bullets, was killed in a short video shared on social media.