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Russian soldier, 21, jailed for life for war crime in Ukraine

Vadim Shishimarin fired at a civilian at the start of the conflict

Wales Online · May 23, 2022

Moscow says hundreds of Ukrainian troops in custody as war crimes trials continue

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia said Thursday that more than 1,700 Ukrainian fighters had surrendered at a steel plant in the conquered city of Mariupol, even as Ukraine claimed battlefield gains elsewhere, continued its first war crimes trial against a Russian soldier and prepared to launch a second.

Los Angeles Times · May 19, 2022

Russian soldier pleads guilty to war crime as conflict in Ukraine enters new phase

LVIV, Ukraine — As the first Russian soldier to be tried for war crimes pleaded guilty to killing a Ukrainian civilian, fears grew Wednesday over the fate of hundreds of Ukrainian soldiers who surrendered at the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol a day earlier.

Los Angeles Times · May 19, 2022