He wasn’t assassinated. People in combat aren’t assassinated, they are killed.
It’s the use of a word that means a political killing; with intent. This was neither. It is used to evoke a response from the reader. It’s a typical Russian/Terrorist propaganda technique.
When you see word use like that, the article is not worth reading.
Agreed; If he was able to toss a piece of lumber he was able to toss a hand grenade. He was still fighting, had not surrendered, ergo, not assassination.
This worthless author was writing Leftist agit-prop and probably knew it.