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
乌克兰法院开了针对俄罗斯嫌犯的战争罪预审
被告是21岁的坦克车长
检察官表示被告涉嫌搭乘赃车时受命射杀一名62岁无武装自行车骑士 以防被害人告知守军
如果罪行成立 最高面临终生监禁
被捕原因和其他证据都尚未公布
被告目前只确定了自己的身份资料
其余则在下周开庭
有数百具尸体在俄罗斯占领区被发现
乌克兰盟友如英美 一同指控俄罗斯种族屠杀
检方表示这是第一场审判 会有更多
第一场杀鸡儆猴意味重大 应该是跑不掉了