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A Russian soldier pleaded guilty in Kyiv to shooting a civilian, in the first Ukrainian trial over a potential war crime since Russia's invasion.

Wednesday, May 18, 2022 8:53 AM ET

Sgt. Vadim Shyshimarin pleaded guilty to shooting a 62-year-old man on a bicycle in the village of Chupakhivka in the Sumy region, about 200 miles east of Kyiv, four days after Russia's full-scale invasion began on Feb. 24.

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