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Devil’s advocate? Russian soldier’s Ukrainian lawyer defends role on eve of verdict

Viktor Ovsyannikov speaks out on his defence of a 21-year-old tank commander who shot and killed an unarmed civilian

The Guardian - UK · May 22, 2022

Russian soldier says he will accept punishment for Ukraine war crime

Tank commander Vadim Shysimarin, 21, tells court he was ‘nervous’ and ‘didn’t want to kill’ unarmed civilian

The Guardian - UK · May 20, 2022

Russian soldier pleads guilty in first Ukraine war crimes trial since invasion

Tank commander Vadim Shysimarin, 21, admits shooting dead a 62-year-old civilian who was on a bicycle

The Guardian - UK · May 18, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 79 of the invasion

UK says failed Russian crossing of river shows pressure on troops; first war crimes trial begins in Kyiv

The Guardian - AU · May 13, 2022

First Russian soldier to go on trial in Ukraine for war crimes

As Nato expansion ratchets up the pressure on Vladimir Putin, Vadim Shysimarin, 21, is charged with murdering a 62-year-old civilian

The Guardian - UK · May 12, 2022

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

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

Irish Mirror · May 12, 2022

Ukraine prosecutors ready to launch first war crimes trials of Russia conflict

Exclusive: Russian soldier who allegedly killed man before raping his wife to be among first to face trial

The Guardian - UK · May 11, 2022