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Michelle Cullen

Ukraine says Russian soldier will stand trial for war crime as 21-year-old faces huge prison sentence

A 21-year-old Russian soldier accused of shooting a civilian pushing a bicycle on the side of the road will stand trial in Ukraine for war crimes.

The soldier will be the first of the Russian troops to face a trial for war crimes since the beginning of the invasion on February 24.

Ukraine’s prosecutor general, Iryna Venediktova, said the soldier is in Ukrainian custody and identified him as Sgt Vadim Shysimarin.

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