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Sergeant Vadim Shishimarin, 21, has pleaded guilty to shooting dead 62-year-old civilian Oleksandr Shelipov, and asked for 'forgiveness' from his widow in court.
Ukrainian prosecutors on Thursday requested a life sentence for the first Russian soldier on trial for war crimes since the start of Moscow's invasion. FRANCE 24's Gulliver Cragg tells us more.
The first Russian soldier on trial for war crimes in Ukraine asks for "forgiveness" in a Kyiv court after he gave a detailed account on how he killed a civilian early in Moscow's invasion.
A 21-year-old Russian soldier went on trial Friday in Kyiv for the killing of an unarmed Ukrainian civilian, marking the first war crime prosecution of a member of the Russian military from 11 weeks of bloodshed in Ukraine. FRANCE 24's Gulliver Cragg tells us more.
As Russia's invasion of Ukraine hits the 11-month mark, Euronews continues to debunk the disinformation online.