Russian Soldier Goes On Trial For War Crimes In Kyiv

The Associated Press reports:

A Russian soldier went on trial in Ukraine on Friday for the killing of an unarmed civilian, marking the first time a member of the Russian military has been prosecuted for a war crime during the 11-week conflict.

A 21-year-old captured member of a tank unit is accused of shooting a 62-year-old Ukrainian man in the head through an open car window in the northeastern village of Chupakhivka during the first days of the war.

Scores of journalists and cameras packed inside a small courtroom at the Solomyanskyy district court in Kyiv, where the suspect, Sgt. Vadim Shyshimarin, sat in a glassed-off area wearing a blue and grey hoodie, sweatpants and a shaved head.

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The first Russian war crimes trial opens in Kyiv.

Russian soldier Vadym Shyshymarin, 21, is accused of killing an unarmed 62-year-old civilian by firing an automatic rifle from a car window.pic.twitter.com/ay1BZJHPAl

— Oleksiy Sorokin (@mrsorokaa) May 13, 2022

Ukraine began its first war crimes trial of a Russian service member since the invasion began in February.

Sgt. Vadim Shysimarin is accused of shooting a civilian on a bicycle, leaving him dead on the side of the road.https://t.co/6n4xhbghIl

— The New York Times (@nytimes) May 13, 2022