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After Russian soldier jailed for life in Ukraine, his victim's widow speaks up

The widow of an unarmed man killed in Ukraine by a Russian soldier jailed for life last week in the first war crimes trial of Russia's invasion has recounted finding her husband's body, a bullet hole in his head.

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Alleged Wagner Group fighters accused of murdering civilians in Ukraine

Belarusian pair are first international mercenaries to face war crimes charges since invasion began

The Guardian - UK

Morning mail: power bill update delayed, war crimes, Albanese meets Biden

Wednesday: Australians left in dark about electricity price rises until after election. Plus: Australian-Korean hip-hop crew 1300 shocked by their success

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Dutch Police Arrest Suspected Syrian Pro-government Militia Member

Dutch police arrested a 34-year-old man suspected of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity as a member of a pro-government, non-Shiite militia in Syria on Tuesday, the public prosecution service said. The man, who was not named, had been living in the Netherlands since 2020 and had applied for…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Dutch police arrest suspected Syrian pro-government militia member

Dutch police arrested a 34-year-old man suspected of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity as a member of a pro-government, non-Shi'ite militia in Syria on Tuesday, the public prosecution service said.

Reuters

Battles being fought in eastern Ukraine could determine the country’s fate, Ukraine’s defence ministry spokesperson says – as it happened

This live blog is now closed, you can find our latest coverage of the Russia-Ukraine war here

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine destruction: how the Guardian documented Russia’s use of illegal weapons

Cluster bombs, fléchettes and unguided missiles on residential areas: as prosecutors investigate alleged Russian war crimes in Ukraine, our reporters reveal the evidence they discovered on the ground

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Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 90 of the invasion

A veteran Russian diplomat has resigned over his country’s invasion of Ukraine as a Kyiv court sentences a Russian soldier to life in prison

The Guardian - UK

Russian soldier gets life for Ukraine war crimes

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - A 21-year-old Russian soldier was found guilty of war crimes for killing an unarmed civilian and handed a life sentence by a Ukrainian court on Monday, in the first verdict of its kind since the invasion began three months ago.

AFP

In Davos, Ukrainians host "Russian War Crimes House"

Davos (Switzerland) (AFP) - With Russians banned from Davos, their den in the Swiss mountain resort was taken over by Ukraine and given a new name: "Russian War Crimes House".

AFP

Russian Sentenced to Life in Ukraine’s 1st War Crimes Trial

A captured Russian soldier who pleaded guilty to killing a Ukrainian civilian was sentenced Monday to life in prison - the maximum - in the first war crimes trial since Moscow invaded Ukraine three months ago. Meanwhile, in a rare public expression of opposition to the war from the ranks…

Asharq Al-Awsat

NZ 'legitimising' abusive regimes through defence ties

Kiwi officials are facing criticism for working alongside counterparts from militaries accused of war crimes.

Newsroom.co.nz

Ukraine says 13,000 alleged Russian war crimes being probed

Ukraine Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova said there were about 13,000 cases of Russian alleged war crimes being probed as of Monday.

Reuters

At Bucha market, life goes on 'so we don't go mad'

Bucha (Ukraine) (AFP) - Most stalls still have their shutters down but the reopening of the market in Bucha marks a return to a semblance of normality for this Ukrainian town synonymous with war crimes.

AFP

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A Russian soldier is sentenced to life in prison in Ukraine's first war crimes trial

Vadim Shishimarin, 21, had pleaded guilty last week to shooting an unarmed Ukrainian man in late February. On Monday, a panel of judges in Kyiv sentenced him to life in prison.

AFP

Ukraine jails Russian soldier for life at war crimes trial

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - A Kyiv court on Monday found a 21-year-old Russian soldier who killed a civilian guilty of war crimes and handed him a life sentence, in the first verdict against Moscow's forces since their invasion.

Manchester Evening News

Ukraine war: Russian soldier sentenced to life in prison for war crimes

Sgt Vadim Shishimarin has become the first Russian soldier in the conflict to be tried for war crimes after he shot a Ukrainian civilian in the head in the north-eastern Sumy region

AFP

Kyiv court convicts Russian of war crimes as Zelensky woos Davos

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - A Ukrainian court found a young Russian soldier guilty of war crimes Monday for killing a civilian and handed him a life sentence, in the first verdict of its kind since Russia's invasion three months ago.

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The Conversation

War crimes trial of Russian soldier was perfectly legal – but that doesn't make it wise

The war crimes trial of a Russian soldier in Ukraine – which concluded on May 23, 2022 with a conviction and life sentence for the defendant – was permissible under international law. And with the eyes of the world on them, Ukrainian authorities would have wanted the proceedings to be…

Evening Standard

Baby faced Russian soldier, 21, sentenced to life in prison at Kyiv war crimes trial

Sgt Vadim Shishimarin admitted shooting the civilian in the head in a village in the north-eastern Sumy region

Radio France Internationale

Russian soldier found guilty, sentenced to life in jail, for Ukraine war crimes

A court in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Monday ruled that a 21-year-old Russian soldier who admitted killing a civilian was guilty of war crimes. He has been sentenced to life imprisonment.

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Russian soldier given life prison sentence for war crimes in Ukraine conflict

Vadim Shishimarin pleaded guilty to killing a civilian on May 18

The Independent UK

Live updates | Russian soldier sentenced to life in Ukraine

A Ukrainian court has sentenced a 21-year-old Russian soldier to life in prison for killing a Ukrainian civilian, in the first war crimes trial held since Russia’s invasion

Axios

Russian soldier sentenced to life in prison in 1st war crimes trial since Ukraine invasion

He was found guilty last week of killing an unarmed 62-year-old Ukrainian.

The Independent UK

Russian soldier sentenced to life in prison in Ukraine’s first war crimes trial since invasion

Vadim Shishimarin, a 21-year-old tank commander, was sentenced on Monday

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