Russian soldier accused of war crime faces Ukrainian court for the first time - ABC News


5/13/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 11 months ago
by ABC News

The 21-year-old captured soldier is accused of shooting a 62-year-old Ukrainian man in the head through an open car window in the north-eastern village of Chupakhivka during the first week of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

A Russian soldier has gone on trial in Ukraine 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 c… [+4570 chars]

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