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Regretful Russian sentenced to life in first war crimes trial in Kyiv

A 21-year-old Russian soldier was sentenced to life in prison on Monday for shooting a civilian to death, in Ukraine's first war crimes trial.

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The shooting occurred in the village of Chupakhivka in Ukraine's north-eastern Sumy region. The victim, Oleksandr Shelipov, was out with his bicycle when the defendant fired at him with a Kalashnikov assault rifle, according to the evidence gathered in court.