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Two Russian soldiers plead guilty in new war crimes trial as Russia calls supplying Ukraine arms 'unacceptable escalation'

As Russians warn supplying arms to Ukraine could lead to an "unacceptable escalation", two captured Russian soldiers plead guilty to shelling a town in eastern Ukraine.

ABC News

Ukraine destruction: how the Guardian documented Russia’s use of illegal weapons

Cluster bombs, fléchettes and unguided missiles on residential areas: as prosecutors investigate alleged Russian war crimes in Ukraine, our reporters reveal the evidence they discovered on the ground

The Guardian - UK

War crimes trial of Russian soldier was perfectly legal – but that doesn't make it wise

The war crimes trial of a Russian soldier in Ukraine – which concluded on May 23, 2022 with a conviction and life sentence for the defendant – was permissible under international law. And with the eyes of the world on them, Ukrainian authorities would have wanted the proceedings to be…

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Russian soldier given life prison sentence for war crimes in Ukraine conflict

Vadim Shishimarin pleaded guilty to killing a civilian on May 18

Chronicle Live

Russian soldier sentenced to life in prison in 1st war crimes trial since Ukraine invasion

He was found guilty last week of killing an unarmed 62-year-old Ukrainian.

Axios

Russian soldier, 21, jailed for life for war crime in Ukraine

Vadim Shishimarin fired at a civilian at the start of the conflict

Wales Online

Deliberations start in Russian soldier's war crimes trial

The lawyer for a Russian soldier who is the first to go on trial for an alleged war crime in Ukraine has asked a Kyiv court to acquit his client

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Russian soldier asks widow of victim for forgiveness in Ukraine war crimes trial

During the first war crimes trial arising from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a 21-year-old Russian soldier asks a Ukrainian widow to forgive him for killing her husband.

ABC News

US Backs Nordic NATO Bids, Ukraine Tries Russian for War Crime

US President Joe Biden will host the leaders of Finland and Sweden on Thursday to discuss their NATO membership bids, while Ukraine said no military option was left to rescue the soldiers still inside a steel plant besieged by Russian forces. Moscow's troops have been accused of widespread atrocities against…

Asharq Al-Awsat

US backs Nordic NATO bids, Ukraine tries Russian for war crime

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - US President Joe Biden will host the leaders of Finland and Sweden on Thursday to discuss their NATO membership bids, while Ukraine said no military option was left to rescue the soldiers still inside a steel plant besieged by Russian forces.

AFP

US 'confident' in Nordic NATO bids, Ukraine holds war crimes trial

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - The United States said Wednesday it is confident Finland and Sweden will become part of NATO, despite vocal Turkish protests -- an expansion that would dramatically realign European security in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

AFP

Russian soldier ‘totally’ guilty of war crime

A Russian soldier agrees he is "totally" guilty of murdering an unarmed Ukrainian. Ukraine has so far identified more than 10,000 possible war crimes.

The New Daily

In a war crimes trial, a Russian soldier pleads guilty to killing a Ukrainian civilian

Sgt. Vadim Shishimarin, 21, is facing the first war crimes trial since Russia invaded Ukraine. The Russian soldier could get life in prison for shooting a 62-year-old unarmed civilian in the head.

WEKU

Russian pleads guilty as Ukraine holds first war crimes trial

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - A 21-year-old Russian soldier on Wednesday pleaded guilty to the cold-blooded murder of a Ukrainian civilian, as Kyiv began a judicial reckoning for alleged atrocities after nearly three months of war.

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Al Jazeera

UN experts say mass eviction of Palestinians a possible war crime

UN experts alarmed by Israel High Court’s ruling on Masafer Yatta and the risk of forcible transfer of Palestinians.

Wales Online

Russian soldier Vadim Shishimarin pleads guilty to killing unarmed civilian in first Ukraine war crimes trial

Sergeant Vadim Shishimarin faces life in prison

Evening Standard

Russian soldier pleads guilty in first war crimes trial of Ukraine conflict

Sergeant Vadim Shishimarin could get life in prison for shooting a 62-year-old Ukrainian man in the head through an open car window in the northeastern Sumy region

The Independent UK

Russian soldier pleads guilty at Ukraine war crimes trial

A 21-year-old Russian soldier facing the first war crimes trial since Moscow invaded Ukraine has pleaded guilty to killing an unarmed civilian

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Axios

Russian soldier pleads guilty to killing unarmed civilian during war crimes trial

It is believed to be the first war crimes trial since the start of Russia's invasion in February.

The Independent UK

First war crimes trial since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine opens in Kyiv

Vadim Shishimarin has been accused of gunning down an unarmed civilian in Chupakhivka village

Chicago Sun-Times

Russia continues to bomb schools, bringing war crimes scrutiny

The International Criminal Court, prosecutors across the globe and Ukraine’s prosecutor general are investigating more than 8,000 reports of potential war crimes in Ukraine.

The Independent UK

War crimes: How are they defined, investigated and punished?

International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor has already announced an investigation into Russia’s conduct in Ukraine as invasion continues and atrocities are alleged in Bucha

The Independent UK

War Crimes Watch: Targeting schools, Russia bombs the future

The Associated Press and the PBS series “Frontline” have independently verified that Russia has destroyed or damaged at least 56 Ukrainian schools in a manner that indicates a possible war crime

The Independent UK

War crimes: How are they defined, investigated and punished?

International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor has already announced an investigation into Russia’s conduct in Ukraine as invasion continues and atrocities are alleged in Bucha

Daily Mirror

'Bodies of tortured and mutilated Ukrainians' found by war crimes investigators

War crime investigators have reportedly uncovered more atrocities in Ukraine with dead bodies showing signs of torture and mutilation in the town of Borodyanka on the outskirts of Kyiv

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