A Russian war criminal has called Vladimir Putin's war "a mistake" and said he "wished the bloody conflict would end."
Alexander Bobykin, 26, said "Putin should stop the war now" and branded it a failure after admitting to violating the laws and customs of war in Ukraine.
He and fellow fighter Alexander Ivanov, 21, were in an artillery unit that shot at least 38 missiles at civilians and blasted a school in the early stages of the invasion.
