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A photo montage shows the Russian soldier Serhiy Steiner (in uniform) on one side and the Ukrainian court in charge of trying him on the other side.

Ukraine: First verdict in absentia for Russian war crimes

Russian Lieutenant Serhiy Steiner was tried for robbing civilians and destroying civilian properties in a village near the capital city of Ukraine in March. On September 26, he was sentenced to 9 years in prison. He was the first accused of crimes in relation to the Russian invasion of Ukraine to be tried in absentia.

By Iryna Domaschenko, correspondence from Kyiv (Sudovyy reporter)