KYIV, May 18 — A Kyiv district court met today to begin hearing its first war crimes trial against a Russian soldier who took part in Moscow’s Feb. 24 invasion, a case of huge symbolic value for Ukraine. Vadim Shishimarin, a 21-year-old Russian tank commander held in Ukraine, is charged...
KYIV, May 18 — A Kyiv district court met today to begin hearing its first war crimes trial against a Russian soldier who took part in Moscow’s Feb. 24 invasion, a case of huge symbolic value for Ukraine.
Russia has denied targeting civilians or involvement in war crimes and accused Kyiv of staging them to smear its forces.
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