Russian soldier pleads guilty at Kyiv war crimes trial

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KYIV — The first Russian soldier on trial in Ukraine for war crimes during Moscow's invasion pleaded guilty on Wednesday (May 18), facing possible life imprisonment in Kyiv.

Asked in court if he was guilty of the allegations, including war crimes and premeditated murder, 21-year-old sergeant Vadim Shishimarin responded"yes".

Shishimarin — from the Siberian region of Irkutsk — sat in the glass defendant's box in a Kyiv district court, wearing a blue and grey hoodie. Prosecutors say Shishimarin was commanding a unit in a tank division when his convoy came under attack.

 

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