ɪn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪntiːn, dˈɔɪtʃ wˈɛl pˈʌblɪʃt ɐ dˌɑːkjuːmˈɛntɚɹi fˈɪlm ɪnwˌɪtʃ jˈuːɹi hæɹˈɔːski, ɐ fˈɔːɹmɚ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə spˈɛʃəl ɹˈæpɪd ɹᵻspˈɑːns jˈuːnɪt, kənfˈɜːmd ðˌɐɾɪt wʌz hɪz jˈuːnɪt ðæt hæd ɚɹˈɛstᵻd, tˈeɪkən ɐwˈeɪ ænd mˈɜːdɚd zˌækɑːɹɹˈæŋkə, ænd ðæt ðeɪ lˈeɪɾɚ dˈɪd ðə sˈeɪm wɪð vˈɪktɚ hˈæntʃɑːɹ ænd ˈænɐtˌɑːl kɹæsˈaʊski.
In December 2019, Deutsche Welle published a documentary film in which Yury Harauski, a former member of the Special Rapid Response Unit, confirmed that it was his unit that had arrested, taken away and murdered Zakharanka, and that they later did the same with Viktar Hanchar and Anatol Krasouski.