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The Latest Breaking News from War Crimes

Russian soldier pleads guilty in first Ukraine war crimes trial

Vadim Shishimarin faces up to life in jail for murder of 62-year-old civilian on 28 February

The Independent UK

Russian soldier pleads guilty in war crimes trial in Ukraine

A Russian soldier accused of war crimes in Ukraine pleaded guilty on Wednesday to killing an elderly unarmed civilian.

Reuters

First Russian soldier on trial for war crimes in Ukraine pleads GUILTY

Russian tank commander Vadim Shishimarin, 21, has pleaded guilty to murdering a 62-year-old civilian in the northeastern Ukrainian village of Chupakhivka

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Russian prosecutions of Azov fighters could breach Geneva conventions

Analysis: prisoners of war are protected under treaties unless accused of war crimes

The Guardian - UK

‘Executions, torture and disappearances’: HRW accuses Russia over war crimes in Ukraine

Report published on same day as Russian soldier faces war crimes charges in Kyiv court

The Independent UK

Kosovo tribunal convicts veterans' leaders over witness intimidation

In its first ever judgment a special tribunal in The Hague jailed two leaders of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) on Wednesday for revealing names of hundreds of protected witnesses involved in war crimes cases.

Reuters

Human Rights Watch documents more accounts of Russian war crimes against Ukrainian civilians

A new Human Rights Watch report documents claims of torture, summary execution and other abuses of civilians by Russian forces in north-eastern Ukraine.

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First war crimes trial since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine opens in Kyiv

Vadim Shishimarin has been accused of gunning down an unarmed civilian in Chupakhivka village

The Independent UK

Biden: US will work with Finland and Sweden in event of ‘aggression’ – as it happened

US president pledges support for Finland and Sweden while Nato applications are considered; Russian soldier in war crimes trial pleads guilty

The Guardian - AU

Russia continues to bomb schools, bringing war crimes scrutiny

The International Criminal Court, prosecutors across the globe and Ukraine’s prosecutor general are investigating more than 8,000 reports of potential war crimes in Ukraine.

Chicago Sun-Times

War crimes: How are they defined, investigated and punished?

International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor has already announced an investigation into Russia’s conduct in Ukraine as invasion continues and atrocities are alleged in Bucha

The Independent UK

War Crimes Watch: Targeting schools, Russia bombs the future

The Associated Press and the PBS series “Frontline” have independently verified that Russia has destroyed or damaged at least 56 Ukrainian schools in a manner that indicates a possible war crime

The Independent UK

War crimes: How are they defined, investigated and punished?

International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor has already announced an investigation into Russia’s conduct in Ukraine as invasion continues and atrocities are alleged in Bucha

The Independent UK

Ukraine starts its first war crimes trial since beginning of Russia’s invasion

Russian soldier Vadim Shishimarin, 21, has been accused of killing a Ukrainian civilian

The Independent UK

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Ukraine opens first war crimes trial of captured Russian

Journalists packed a small courtroom in Kyiv for the trial of a captured Russian soldier accused of killing a Ukrainian civilian in the early days of the war

Daily Mirror

'Bodies of tortured and mutilated Ukrainians' found by war crimes investigators

War crime investigators have reportedly uncovered more atrocities in Ukraine with dead bodies showing signs of torture and mutilation in the town of Borodyanka on the outskirts of Kyiv

The Independent UK

‘Look for wires at your feet’: In Ukraine, investigators seek evidence of war crimes

Two women were found dead in the wood, and just as in pre-war times, forensic investigators head to the scene of the crime, reports Isabelle Khurshudyan

Al Jazeera

Latest Ukraine updates: Russia withdrawing from around Kharkiv

Ukraine news for May 14: Army says Russian troops are withdrawing from Kharkiv after weeks of heavy bombardment.

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War crimes trial — first of many — starts in Ukraine; Russian commanders taking risks under growing pressure

KRAKOW, Poland — The trial of a single Russian sergeant opened in Ukraine in what is expected to start a massive prosecution for war crimes in a monthslong conflict that on Friday saw fighting rage in the east as Russia appeared to suffer new losses when its forces attempted to…

The Guardian - AU

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

Russia marks Victory Day, the last civilians leave Mariupol’s Azovstal steelworks, and Ukraine prosecutors set for first war crimes trials

The Independent UK

Ukraine: Russian soldier goes on trial in first war crimes case

Some 10,700 potential war crimes involving more than 600 suspects are being investigated by Kyiv

Reuters

Ukraine begins first war crimes trial of Russian soldier

A Ukrainian court held a preliminary hearing on Friday in the first war crimes trial arising from Russia's Feb. 24 invasion, after charging a captured Russian soldier with the murder of a 62-year-old civilian.

The Independent UK

War crimes: How are they defined, investigated and punished?

International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor has already announced an investigation into Russia’s conduct in Ukraine as invasion continues and atrocities are alleged in Bucha

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia War Crimes Allegations Mount as Ukraine Refugees Top Six Million

Russia faced mounting accusations of war crimes in Ukraine Friday including forcing thousands of people into interrogation camps, as the number of refugees reported to have fled the conflict surpassed six million. The Russian invasion has also led to a seismic policy change by Finland, whose leaders said Thursday the…

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war: Joe Biden expresses support for right of Finland and Sweden to join Nato– as it happened

Ukraine president ready to speak to Putin ‘but only to him’; electricity supplier RAO Nordic says decision to suspend Finnish supply is ‘exceptional’

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