Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Ukraine jails Russian soldier for life at war crimes trial

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A Kyiv court found a 21-year-old Russian soldier guilty of war crimes and sentenced him to life in prison on Monday, the first verdict against Moscow’s forces since their invasion. “The court has found that (Vadim) Shishimarin is guilty and sentences him to life imprisonment,” judge Sergiy Agafonov said. In court, the Russian sergeant admitted … Read more

Russian soldier faces first war crimes trial

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KYIV: The first war crimes trial since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine begins in Kyiv, against a Russian soldier accused of murdering an unarmed civilian on Wednesday. The trial, which is anticipated to be followed by others, will put the Ukrainian legal system to the test at a time when international authorities are also investigating Russian … Read more