According to Voice of America, he said this during a briefing on Tuesday, March 7, answering questions from journalists.
"Of course, we know about this horrific video, there are no other words for it. The painful image of this unarmed Ukrainian being executed after the simple phrase 'Glory to Ukraine'. It is simply shocking, it is barbarism. We believe that Russia should be ashamed of itself," said Ned Price.
On March 6, a video of the execution of a Ukrainian soldier who was captured by the Russian occupiers was posted online. In the last seconds of his life, the Ukrainian prisoner said "Glory to Ukraine!". The political administration announced an investigation into the unarmed man's shooting. And the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the Prosecutor General, the head of the Prosecutor's Office, the Foreign Minister and the Ombudsman responded to the Russian war crime.
On March 7, the Armed Forces of Ukraine preliminarily named the soldier who was shot by the invaders for saying "Glory to Ukraine." It may be a soldier of the 30th Separate Mechanized Brigade, Tymofiy Shadura, who was considered missing since February 3, 2023. He disappeared near Bakhmut. However, this information is not final.