Russian soldier found guilty of war crimes in Ukraine, handed life sentence


Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) – A Kyiv court rules that a 21-year-old Russian soldier who killed a civilian is guilty of war crimes and sentences him to life in prison. Vadim Shishimarin, a captive Russian sergeant, has admitted to killing 62-year-old villager Oleksandr Shelipov in the first days of the Kremlin’s offensive in north-east Ukraine.

©AFP

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