The prosecution said Shishimarin had fired between “three and four bullets” to kill the civilian, for which he was found guilty of first-degree murder.
The first Russian soldier to face charges in Ukraine’s history was sentenced to life in prison on Monday for the murder of a civilian during the Russian invasion. The Solomianski District Court in Kiev has found 21-year-old Vadim Shishimarin guilty of “criminal acts”. resources in occupied territories or the use of prohibited methods of war.
This soldier, from Irkutsk, in Siberia, was charged with killing an unarmed civilian, Alexander Shelipov, 62, in the Sumy region. In his speech, Shishimarin explained that on February 24, along with other Russian soldiers, he left the Belgorod region across the border with Ukraine, that he did not know that he was going to fight and that he only had “three days” of food.
On the 28th, he was leading a unit of the Panzer Division when his convoy was attacked. Later, he and four other uniformed men noticed a man in a car and shot him for stealing the car. The owner managed to escape and hide. As they fled, the soldiers passed Shelipov, who was cycling by the side of a road in Chupakhivka village.
On the orders of a colleague and to prevent him from betraying them, the prisoner shot the civilian dead. Some of the facts for which he himself pleaded guilty, although he justified his actions by the “orders” received. He also apologized to the victim’s widow.
The prosecution said Shishimarin had fired between “three and four bullets” to kill the civilian, for which he was found guilty of first-degree murder. The crime was committed with ‘direct intent’. The army’s lawyer, Viktor Ovsyannikov, announced that he would appeal after learning of the ruling.
Others are expected to be added to this historic sentence as the Ukrainian justice system studies 11,000 cases of alleged war crimes committed in the 90 days the war ends Tuesday.
Source: La Verdad
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