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Ukrainian court finds two Russian soldiers guilty of war crimes

Russian soldiers Alexander Ivanov and Alexander Bobykin, left, attend their trial hearing in Kotelva, northeastern Ukraine [Bernat Armangue/AP Photo]

A Ukrainian court has sentenced two captured Russian soldiers to more than 11 years in jail each for shelling a civilian area in the country’s east amid Moscow’s offensive.

Tuesday’s sentencing of Alexander Bobikin and Alexander Ivanov is the second verdict handed down in war crimes trials held by Ukraine since the start of Russia’s invasion in late February.

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