Russian soldier sentenced to life at Kyiv war crimes trial

Russian Sgt Vadim Shishimarin stands in court (Roman Hrytsyna/AP)

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

Sgt Vadim Shishimarin was accused of shooting the civilian in the head in a village in the north-eastern Sumy region in the early days of the conflict, which started on February 24.