Russian soldier pleads guilty to killing civilian at first Ukraine war crimes trial | ITV News
A 21-year-old Russian soldier has pleaded guilty to killing a Ukrainian civilian in the first war crimes trial of the invasion. Sergeant Vadim Shyshimarin pleaded guilty to the charges during his trial in Kyiv on Wednesday, he faces life in prison. He admitted to killing Oleksandr Shelypov after allegedly shooting him in the head through an open car window in a village in the northeastern Sumy region on February 28, four days into the invasion. Read more here: https://www.itv.com/news/2022-05-18/russian-soldier-pleads-guilty-to-killing-civilian-at-ukraine-war-crimes-trial • Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http://bit.ly/2lOHmNj • Get breaking news and more stories at http://www.itv.com/news Follow ITV News on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/itvnews/ Follow ITV News on Twitter: https://twitter.com/itvnews Follow ITV News on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itvnews/
