Russian soldier asks Ukrainian widow to forgive him during first war crimes trial

Vadim Shishimarin, a 21-year-old tank commander, has pleaded guilty to killing an unarmed 62-year-old civilian

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A 21-year-old Russian soldier asked a Ukrainian widow to forgive him for the murder of her husband, as a court in Kyiv met for a second hearing on Thursday in the first war crimes trial arising from Russia's 24 February invasion.

Vadim Shishimarin, a tank commander, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to killing an unarmed 62-year-old civilian in the north-east Ukrainian village of Chupakhivka on 28 February.