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Russian Sgt. Vadim Shishimarin stands in court during a hearing in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, May 19, 2022. The 21 year old Russian soldier facing the first war crimes trial since the start of the war in Ukraine testified Thursday that he shot a civilian on orders from two officers and pleaded for his victim's widow to forgive him. (AP Photo/Roman Hrytsyna)

Deliberations start in Russian soldier’s war crimes trial

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Russian army Sgt. Vadim Shishimarin, 21, is seen behind glass during a court hearing in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, May 18, 2022. The Russian soldier has gone on trial in Ukraine for the killing of an unarmed civilian. The case that opened in Kyiv marked the first time a member of the Russian military has been prosecuted for a war crime since Russia invaded Ukraine 11 weeks ago. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Russian soldier on trial asks victim’s widow to forgive him

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Ukraine’s Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova sits in her office in Lviv, Ukraine on March 22, 2022. She is at the frontline of a global legal battle to hold Russia accountable. Her office has opened over 8,000 criminal investigations related to the war and identified over 500 suspects. (Tom Jennings/FRONTLINE via AP)

Ukraine indicts first Russian soldier for alleged war crimes

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