A Russian soldier is sentenced to life in prison in Ukraine's first war crimes trial

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The first Russian soldier on trial for war crimes in Ukraine has been sentenced to life in prison for killing a civilian:

Russian Sgt. Vadim Shishimarin waits for the start of a court hearing in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Monday. Judges went on to sentence him to life in the first war crimes trial since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. for killing a civilian.

"The victim was 62-years-old - he died on the spot from gunshots in the head by a 21-year-old soldier of the foreign army," Venediktova said. And they want to respond quickly, collecting evidence and locating witnesses even as the war continues, rather than trying to reconstruct the cases down the road

 

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