Ukraine begins first war crimes trial of Russian soldier
By Pavel Polityuk and Tom Balmforth
Ukraine has started its first war crimes trial since the beginning of Russia's i
nvasion, with a 21-year-old soldier appearing in the dock accused of killing an
unarmed civilian.
Vadim Shishimarin appeared at a preliminary hearing in Kyiv. He faces life in pr
ison if convicted.
Ukraine says it has identified thousands of potential war crimes committed by Ru
ssia.
Russia has denied targeting civilians and made no comment on the trial.
Prosecutors say Mr Shishimarin was driving in a stolen vehicle with other soldie
rs in the north-eastern Sumy region when they encountered a 62-year-old cyclist
using a phone.
He was ordered to shoot the civilian to stop them from telling Ukrainian defende
rs about their location, according to the prosecutors.
It is not clear how he was captured or what the nature of the evidence against h
im is.
Mr Shishimarin spoke to confirm basic details such as his name. He is yet to ent
er a plea, and the trial will reconvene next week.
Hundreds of bodies have been found in regions previously occupied by Russia.
Some of Ukraine's allies, such as the UK and US, have joined the country in accu
sing Russia of carrying out genocide.
After the hearing, state prosecutor Andriy Synyuk told Reuters: "This is the fir
st case today. But soon there will be a lot of these cases."
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61441907
烏克蘭法院開了針對俄羅斯嫌犯的戰爭罪預審
被告是21歲的坦克車長
檢察官表示被告涉嫌搭乘贓車時受命射殺一名62歲無武裝自行車騎士 以防被害人告知守軍
如果罪行成立 最高面臨終生監禁
被捕原因和其他證據都尚未公布
被告目前只確定了自己的身份資料
其餘則在下周開庭
有數百具屍體在俄羅斯佔領區被發現
烏克蘭盟友如英美 一同指控俄羅斯種族屠殺
檢方表示這是第一場審判 會有更多
第一場殺雞儆猴意味重大 應該是跑不掉了