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Ukrainian court sentences Russian soldier to life in prison for killing civilian

Agencies | Kyiv  

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com

A Ukrainian court sentenced a Russian soldier to life in prison on Monday for killing an unarmed civilian in the first war crimes trial arising from Russia's February 24 attack.

Vadim Shishimarin, a 21-year-old tank commander, had pleaded guilty to killing the 62-year-old man in the northeastern Ukrainian village of Chupakhivka on February 28 after being ordered to shoot at him from a car.

 

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