First Russian soldier goes on trial in Ukraine for war crimes
by Daniel Boffey in Kyiv from World news | The Guardian on (#5Z6JK)
Vadim Shysimarin accused of killing civilian on 28 February while fighting in Sumy region in north-east Ukraine
A Russian soldier has appeared in the dock at the start of the first war crime trial since Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine.
The defendant, who arrived at Kyiv's small district court No 3 in a grey tracksuit and handcuffs, is Vadim Shysimarin, a 21-year-old commander of the Kantemirovskaya tank division charged with murdering a 62-year-old man. He is being held in Ukrainian custody.
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