A Ukrainian court sentences a Russian soldier to life in prison for killing an unarmed civilian in the first war crimes trial arising from Russia's invasion.
A Ukrainian court has sentenced a Russian soldier to life in prison for killing an unarmed civilian in the first war crimes trial arising from Russia's invasion.
Vadim Shishimarin, 21, a tank commander, pleaded guilty to killing the 62-year-old man in the north-eastern Ukrainian village of Chupakhivka on February 28 after being ordered to shoot at him from a car. Judge Serhiy Agafonov said Shishimarin, carrying out a "criminal order" by a soldier of higher rank, had fired several shots at the victim's head from an automatic weapon.
Shishimarin, wearing a blue and grey hooded sweatshirt, watched proceedings silently from a reinforced glass box in the courtroom and showed no emotion as the verdict was read out.
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