A Ukrainian court has found a Russian soldier guilty of killing a civilian. The soldier has received a life sentence. The case is the first war crimes trial related to Russia’s attack on Ukraine, which began on 24 February.
Vadim Shishimarin, 21, has accepted that he is guilty. He killed Oleksandr Shelipov in the town of Chupakhivka on 28 February after receiving an order to shoot him.
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