A pair of Russian soldiers who pleaded guilty to shelling eastern Ukraine during the invasion by Moscow's army have now been sentenced to life in prison
Fox News senior political analyst Brit Hume provides analysis on the United States aiding Ukraine in its war with Russia on 'Special Report.'Two captured Russian soldiers have each been sentenced to 11.5 years in prison Tuesday after pleading guilty toAlexander Bobikin and Alexander Ivanov were told their punishment while standing inside a glass box at a district court in central Ukraine, according to Reuters.
Russian soldiers Alexander Alexeevich Ivanov and Alexander Vladimirovich Bobykin, left, attend their trial hearing in Kotelva, northeastern Ukraine, Thursday, May 26, 2022. Bobikin and Ivanov admitted to firing at targets in the Kharkiv region from the Belgorod border region in Russia, according to Reuters. Russian army Sgt. Vadim Shishimarin, 21, is seen behind a glass during a court hearing in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Wednesday, May 18.
Their defense lawyer had asked for leniency, claiming the soldiers – one an artillery driver and the other a gunner – were just following military orders and have repented for their actions.
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