A 21-year-old Russian soldier is sentenced to life for killing an unarmed man in Ukraine's first war crimes trial since the invasion
The soldier, Vadim Shishimarin, had pleaded guilty to shooting a 62-year-old civilian to death on the fourth day of the conflict in late February. Before delivering the verdict on Monday, the court said that Shishimarin had"committed a criminal offense" according to international humanitarian law."[Shishimarin] saw a civilian on the pavement, Oleksandr Shelipov," the court said.
But this does not mean that we will not consider the possibility of making attempts through other channels," Peskov added, without clarifying which channels he was speaking about.Peskov previously said Russia considers the charges"unacceptable,""outrageous" and"staged." Speaking Friday, Shishimarin acknowledged he was responsible for the killing but was"sorry and sincerely repents." "I was nervous the moment it happened.
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