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Trial of a Russian soldier for war crimes near Kyiv, Ukraine - Photo: a Ukrainian civilian walks down the street while smoke is visible in the distance following a Russian shell strike.
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War crimes in the Kyiv region: a Russian soldier sentenced to 12 years

This case is one of the rare trials of Russian soldiers in Ukraine, for a war crime that took place near the city of Borodyanka, 25 kilometers distant from the martyred city of Bucha. One of the thousands of crimes committed in the Kyiv region in the early days of the Russian invasion. On April […]
By Iryna Salii (in Kyiv, Ukraine / Sudovyi Reporter)
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