A 21-year-old Russian soldier will be tried for war crimes in Ukraine, which will be the first trial on this charge in the country invaded by Russia on February 24, the prosecutor general of kyiv announced on Wednesday.
Vadim Shishimarin is accused of shooting a Kalashnikov through the window of a car he was traveling in, killing a 62-year-old civilian who was unarmed, prosecutor Iryna Venediktova’s office said in a statement. , pointing out that he had acted to prevent the man from testifying in a car theft case.
The accused soldier was traveling with four other Russian soldiers after their convoy was attacked on February 28 and they stole a car near the village of Chupakhivka, the statement continued, explaining that the civilian – who has not been identified – was riding a bicycle on the side of the road not far from his home when the theft occurred. “One of the soldiers ordered the accused to kill a civilian so that he would not report them“, noted the justice. “The man died on the spot, only a few dozen meters from his home“.