Ukraine-Russian Crisis
Russian Soldier Pleads Guilty In War Crimes Trial
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The Russian soldier admitted to shooting a 62-year-old man a few days after the invasion began. He faces life in jail
- The widow of the man killed was sitting just a couple of metres from him
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EKO HOT BLOG reports that a 21-year-old Russian soldier has pleaded guilty to killing an unarmed civilian, in the first war crimes trial in Ukraine since the war started.
Vadim Shishimarin admitted shooting a 62-year-old man a few days after the invasion began. He faces life in jail.
The prisoner was brought into the tiny Kyiv courtroom in handcuffs, flanked by heavily armed guards. He looked nervous, and kept his head bowed.
The widow of the man killed was sitting just a couple of metres from him.
She wiped tears from her eyes as the soldier entered court, then sat with hands clasped as the prosecutor set out his case, describing the moment Kateryna’s husband, Oleksandr Shelipov, was shot in the head.
“Do you accept your guilt?” the judge asked. “Yes,” the Russian soldier replied.
“Totally?” “Yes,” he replied quietly from behind the glass of his grey metal-and-glass cage.
Prosecutors say Shishimarin was commanding a unit in a tank division when his convoy came under attack.
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He and four other Russian soldiers stole a car, and as they travelled near Chupakhivka, they encountered the 62-year-old on a bicycle, they said.
According to prosecutors, Shishimarin was ordered to kill the civilian and used a Kalashnikov assault rifle to do so.
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