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And he said Vadim Shishmarin A 21-year-old pleaded guilty to the murder of a 62-year-old man in Northeast Ukraine On February 28, he addressed his widow Katerina Chelipova during a court hearing in Kyiv: "I know you won’t be able to forgive me but I ask you to forgive me".
Shishimarin faces a possible life sentence in Ukraine on charges of war crimes and premeditated murder.
He told the court that he shot the man in his 60s while he and other Russian soldiers were withdrawing and trying to rejoin their units in Russia.
The soldiers found a civilian car "Volkswagen" We looted it.
Agency quotes "AFP" on russian soldier saying: "We wanted to go to where our army was and go back to Russia. While we were driving on the road we saw a man. He was talking on the phone and said he would report us".
He stated that another Russian soldier in the car, said that he was not his driver, and described him as an unknown soldier "He asked me to shoot".
The Russian soldier told the court: "He started saying in a strong tone that I should shoot. He said I would be a danger if I didn’t. Shot him (the Ukrainian man) at short range and killed".
The young soldier stared at the ground, while Katerina Chelipova testified about her husband’s murder.
Other soldiers are expected to stand trial in Ukraine soon, while Kyiv says it has opened thousands of war crimes cases since Moscow launched its offensive.
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And he said Vadim Shishmarin A 21-year-old pleaded guilty to the murder of a 62-year-old man in Northeast Ukraine On February 28, he addressed his widow, Katerina Chelipova, during a court hearing in Kyiv: “I know you will not be able to forgive me, but I ask your forgiveness.”
Shishimarin faces a possible life sentence in Ukraine on charges of war crimes and premeditated murder.
He told the court that he shot the man in his 60s while he and other Russian soldiers were withdrawing and trying to rejoin their units in Russia.
The soldiers found a civilian Volkswagen car and looted it.
The agency “Agence France Presse” quoted russian soldier He said, “We wanted to go to where our army was and go back to Russia. While we were driving on the road we saw a man. He was on the phone and he said he would report us.”
He stated that another Russian soldier in the car, who said he was not his driver, described him as an unknown soldier who “asked me to shoot.”
The Russian soldier told the court: “He started saying in a strong tone that I should shoot. He said I would be dangerous if I didn’t. I shot him (the Ukrainian man) at short range and he was killed.”
The young soldier stared at the ground, while Katerina Chelipova testified about her husband’s murder.
Other soldiers are expected to stand trial in Ukraine soon, while Kyiv says it has opened thousands of war crimes cases since Moscow launched its offensive.