Ukraine war: Russian soldier jailed for life in first war crimes trial

Earlier in the trial, the 21-year-old Russian soldier asked Mr Shelipov's widow Kateryna to forgive him for shooting dead her husband as he rode his bike.

Sergeant Vadim Shishimarin, who pleaded guilty to murdering an unarmed 62-year-old civilian, has been sentenced to life in prison in the first war crimes trial of the conflict.
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