CNNhasobtainedsurveillancevideoofwhatisnowbeinginvestigatedasawarcrimebyUkrainianprosecutors. Bothciviliansdiedaftertheheartlessshootingthatgoesagainsttheso-calledrulesofwarthatoutlawthetargetingofcivilians.CNNhasidentifiedthevictims.Onewastheownerofthevehicledealershipthatwaslooted,whosefamilydoesnotwanttobenamed.TheotherwasLeonidOleksiyovychPlyats,a68-year-oldgrandfatherwhoworkedasaguardthere. Hisdaughter,Yulia,cannotbeartowatchthevideoofthedayherfatherdied,butsheissavingittoonedayshowherchildren,sotheydon'tforgethowsavagetheinvaderswere. 'Theyareexecutioners,'shetoldCNN.'It'sawfulbecausemyfatherwasacivilian,hewas68,apeacefulunarmedman.' Killingcaughtfrommultipleangles TheimagesfromsecuritycamerascapturetheinitialRussianattempttotakeKyivinMarch.Onthemainroadtothecapital,thefightingwasfierceasUkrainianforcesbattledRussiantroopsandtankerstostoptheadvance. ButwhathappenedoutsidethecardealershiponMarch16wasnotabattlebetweensoldiersorevensoldiersandarmedcivilians. ThevideohasbeenverifiedbyCNN.Itiscompiledfromanumberofcamerasaroundthepropertyand,whileithasnosound,itspicturesareclear.Itwasacowardly,cold-bloodedkillingoftwounarmedmen. FiveRussiansoldiersarriveandtrytobreakintothebusinesses-firingatlocksandsmashingglass. Astheownerapproacheswithhandsraised,theystophimandappeartosearchhimforweapons.Plyatsthenarrivesandisalsofrisked.Thereseemstobesomeconversationbeforethesoldiersturnawayandthetwociviliansbegintowalkbacktotheirguardpost. Thenatleasttwoofthesoldierscomeupbehindthemenandopenfire.Bothciviliansdroptotheground. CNNhasrequestedcommentfromRussia'sdefenseministrybuthasnothadaresponse. AtopUkraineprosecutorsaystheincidentisbeinginvestigatedasawarcrimeafterviewingthevideoCNNobtained. Inadditiontothekilling,thevideoshowsplentymoreunprofessionalbehaviorbythegroupoffivesoldiers,identifiedasmembersoftheinvadingforcebytheiruniforms,analysisofwhocontrolledwhatareaatthetimeandwitnessstatements. Themenareseeninsidethedealershipremovingtheirbodyarmorandlookingthroughdrawersanddesks.Onemangrabsabobblehatfromashelfandputsiton.Twomengetdrinksandapparentlytoasteachother. Thegrandfathertriedtosavehimself Whilethesoldierswereransackingthebusinesses,Plyatswasstillalive.Thevideoshowshimstruggletohisfeet,tiewhatlookslikeatourniquetaroundhisthighandhobblebacktohisguardpost. There,hegetsaphonetocallforhelp. Thatcallwenttohiscompatriots,moreUkrainiancitizenswhostayedtodefendtheirneighborhoods. TheragtagforceofvolunteerstriedtorescuePlyats,exchangingfirewithRussianforcesastheystruggledtoreachhim,saidthegroup'scommanderwhodidnotwanttobeidentifiedtoprotecthissafety. ThesurveillancefootageshowsPlyatsslumpedinsidetheguardhutastheUkrainiansmakeittohim.Theydraghimout,leavingawideswathofblood.Hediedthereoutsidetheguardshack.Thecommandersaidhebledoutasthecivilianfightersinitiallyhadtoretreat,theysimplydidnothavethefirepowertotakeonthetanksandgunstheRussianshadinthearea. TheciviliancommandersaidPlyatsandthedealershipownerhadbeenwarnedthattheRussiansweregettingcloserbutchosetostay.Plyats'daughtersaidhebelievedinfulfillinghisdutysohewenttowork.Neit
