By Tyler Durden
A district court in the Ukrainian capital has wrapped up the country’s first ever war crimes trial involving a Russian soldier who stood accused of shooting 62-year old Oleksandr Shelipov in northeastern Ukraineâs Sumy region during the first week of the invasion in late February. It’s unprecedented given the timing, as the war is still ongoing.
The 21-year old Russian soldier, identified as Vadim Shishimarin, earlier pleaded guilty, and has now been sentenced to life in prison by the Ukrainian court. The ten day trial against the Russian army sergeant examined charges of “violating the rules and conduct of war.”…
