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Ukraine gives Russian soldier life term

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KYIV, Ukraine -- A captured Russian soldier who pleaded guilty to killing a civilian was sentenced by a Ukrainian court Monday to life in prison amid signs the Kremlin may, in turn, put on trial some of the fighters who surrendered at Mariupol's steelworks.

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  1. Tulsa World

    Russian soldier sentenced to life at Kyiv war crimes trial (opens Tulsa World)

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    A Ukrainian court has sentenced a 21-year-old Russian soldier to life in prison for killing a Ukrainian civilian. The sentence came Monday in the first war crimes trial since Russia’s

  2. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Russian Soldier Sentenced to Life in Prison in Ukraine's 1st War Crimes Trial (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    The sentencing came as the United Nations said the 3-month-old war has helped push the number of people displaced worldwide to the highest level on record level.

  3. Tulsa World

    Russian sentenced to life in Ukraine's 1st war crimes trial (opens Tulsa World)

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    A Russian soldier who pleaded guilty to killing a Ukrainian civilian was sentenced to life in prison. The sentencing Monday comes amid signs the Kremlin may hold trials of its

  4. Fox News

    Ukraine war crimes trial: Russian soldier sentenced to life in prison for killing civilian (opens Fox News)

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    Russian soldier who invaded Ukraine has received a life sentence after pleading guilty to killing a civilian in Sumy region, east of Kyiv

  5. KTVZ Bend

    Russian soldier sentenced to life in prison in Ukraine conflict's first war crimes trial (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    By Daria Markina, Josh Berlinger and Jack Guy, CNN A 21-year-old Russian soldier was sentenced to life in prison on Monday for killing an unarmed man in Ukraine’s first war crimes trial since Russia’s invasion.

  6. The Times of Israel

    Russian soldier gets life sentence in Ukraine’s first war crimes trial (opens The Times of Israel)

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    Ukrainian prosecutors are investigating thousands of potential war crimes; in virtual address to Davos economic conference, Zelensky calls for 'maximum sanctions'

  7. Valdosta Daily Times

    Live updates | Russian soldier sentenced to life in Ukraine (opens Valdosta Daily Times)

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    KYIV, Ukraine — A Ukrainian court sentenced a 21-year-old Russian soldier to life in prison on Monday for killing a Ukrainian civilian, in the first war crimes trial held since

  8. Newsweek

    Russian soldier sentenced to life in prison over Ukraine war crimes (opens Newsweek)

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    Vadim Shishimarin had pleaded guilty to killing an unarmed 62-year-old man in northeastern Ukraine in February.

  9. The Week

  10. Deutsche Welle

    Russian soldier given life sentence for war crimes | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Ukraine's first war crimes trial since the start of Russia's invasion had huge symbolic significance. And the sentence has set a clear precedent: Life in prison for a 21-year-old Russian soldier, who pleaded guilty to killing an unarmed civilian.

  11. Digital Journal

    Ukraine jails Russian soldier for life at war crimes trial (opens Digital Journal)

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    A Kyiv court on Monday found a 21-year-old Russian soldier who killed a civilian guilty of war crimes and handed him a life sentence, in the first verdict

  12. The Guardian

    Ukrainian court sentences Russian soldier to life in prison for killing civilian (opens The Guardian)

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    Vadim Shishimarin shot dead Oleksandr Shelipov in village in late February

  13. Forbes

    Russian Soldier Sentenced To Life In Prison, Setting The Stage For Dozens More War Crimes Trials In Ukraine (opens Forbes)

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    Ukraine’s Prosecutor General told the Wall Street Journal earlier this month as many as 40 war criminals had been identified, with a few already in custody.

  14. Hot Air

    Russian soldier gets life in prison in Ukraine (opens Hot Air)

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    Life in prison for war crimes

  15. Insider

    Russian solder who admitted killing a civilian gets life sentence in Ukraine's first war-crimes trial (opens Insider)

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    Ukraine said that thousands more cases are open against Russian soldiers as it presses forward with convictions even as the war continues.

  16. Hot Air

    Russian soldier sentenced to life in prison in Ukraine's first war crimes trial (opens Hot Air)

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    Vadim Shishimarin, 21, was convicted Monday of shooting and killing 62-year-old Oleksandr Shelipov on February 28 — just four days after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion — in the...

  17. Christian Science Monitor

    War crimes trial: Ukraine court sentences first Russian soldier (opens Christian Science Monitor)

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    In the first war crimes trial since Russia invaded Ukraine, a 21-year-old Russian soldier pled guilty and was sentenced to life in prison. Investigations into potential war crimes are intended to hold Russia accountable for crimes against civilians, in particular.

  18. The Times of Israel

    First Russian soldier convicted of war crimes in Kyiv court, sentenced to life (opens The Times of Israel)

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    Sgt. Vadim Shishimarin, 21, admitted killing 62-year-old Oleksandr Shelipov in the early days of the Kremlin's offensive in northeast Ukraine

  19. Los Angeles Times

    Russian soldier sentenced to life in Ukraine's first war-crimes trial (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    The 21-year-old soldier had pleaded guilty to fatally shooting a Ukrainian civilian, which he said was an order from a superior officer.

  20. CBS News

    Russian soldier Vadim Shishimarin sentenced to life in prison in Ukraine's first war crimes trial since invasion (opens CBS News)

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    Vadim Shishimarin, 21, admitted to killing 62-year-old civilian Oleksandr Shelipov in the early days of Russia's invasion. He apologized to the victim's widow in court.

  21. Deutsche Welle

    Ukraine: Russian soldier sentenced to life in first war crimes trial – live updates | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    A 21-year-old Russian soldier was found guilty for killing a civilian. Ukraine's Zelenskyy opened the World Economic Forum in Davos. Follow DW for the latest.

  22. Al Jazeera

    Ukraine court sentences Russian soldier to life imprisonment (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Landmark ruling has huge symbolic significance for Ukraine, which accuses Russia of atrocities and war crimes.

  23. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Russian soldier jailed for life in first war crimes trial of Ukraine war (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    KYIV - A Ukrainian court sentenced a Russian soldier to life in prison on Monday for killing an unarmed civilian in the first war crimes trial arising from Russia's invasion.

  24. Daily Hampshire Gazette

    Russian gets life in Ukraine’s 1st war crimes trial (opens Daily Hampshire Gazette)

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    KYIV, Ukraine — A captured Russian soldier who pleaded guilty to killing a civilian was sentenced by a Ukrainian court Monday to life in prison — the maximum — amid signs the Kremlin may, in turn, put on trial some of the fighters who surrendered at...

  25. MyNorthwest

    Russian soldier gets life for killing Ukrainian civilian (opens MyNorthwest)

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    KYIV, Ukraine (AP) -- A Ukrainian court sentenced a captured Russian soldier to the maximum penalty of life in prison for killing a civilian, and the

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