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Ukrainian court sentences Russian soldier to life in prison for killing civilian

Vadim Shishimarin shot dead Oleksandr Shelipov in village in late February

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A court in Kyiv has sentenced a Russian soldier to life in prison for the killing of a Ukrainian civilian, in the first verdict in a trial related to war crimes carried out by the Russian army during its invasion of Ukraine.

Vadim Shishimarin, a 21-year-old sergeant, was found guilty of killing 62-year-old Oleksandr Shelipov in Sumy region during the first days of the invasion.

The verdict was delivered on Monday lunchtime by judge Serhii Ahafonov at a packed courtroom, with dozens of Ukrainian and foreign television cameras crammed into the small room.

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