Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Ukraine’s prosecutor general: Around 13,000 war crime investigations taking place

According to Ukraine’s prosecutor general, some 13,000 investigations into alleged war crimes by Russian military are underway. Russia has denied committing war crimes since the charges first surfaced. Sergeant Vadim Shishimarin, a 21-year-old Russian soldier, was sentenced to life in jail earlier today for killing an unarmed citizen. Shishimarin admits shooting Oleksandr Shelipov, 62, from … Read more

Life sentence requested for Russian soldier in Kyiv war crimes trial

Kyiv

According to AFP journalists in the courtroom, Ukrainian prosecutors asked a life sentence for the first Russian soldier on trial for war crimes since Moscow’s invasion began. The prosecution asked the judge to sentence the 21-year-old Russian army sergeant to “life imprisonment” for killing 62-year-old civilian Oleksandr Shelipov in the first days of the Russian … Read more