First Trial Of Russian Occupier Begins In Kyiv

The war criminal faces life imprisonment.

Today, May 13, the Solomensky District Court in Kyiv began hearings on the case of Russian Vadim Shishimarin. This is the first Russian military man who appeared before a Ukrainian court for the crimes against the civilian population of the country.

This was reported by the correspondent of RBC-Ukraine.

During the preliminary hearing, the prosecutor proposed to carry out the trial in the open regime. The judge agreed and scheduled the next hearing for May 18.

After that, Shishimarin was taken out of the courtroom.

It should be noted that the Russian occupier is suspected of killing a civilian in the village of Chupakhivka, Sumy region, on February 28.

What the investigation found

According to the investigators, on February 28, a 21-year-old Russian soldier killed an unarmed resident of the village of Chupakhivka, Sumy region, who was driving a bicycle along the side of the road. Before that, the column, in which Sergeant Shishimarin was, was battered by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

So, while fleeing, he and 4 other colleagues fired at a private car from machine guns and stole it. And already on it, with wheels pierced by the occupiers, the invaders drove into the village. On the way, they saw a man who was returning home and talking on the phone.

One of the military ordered the sergeant to kill a civilian so that he would not report them to the Ukrainian defenders. He fired several aimed shots through the open window of the car with a Kalashnikov assault rifle in the head of the 62-year-old victim. The man died on the spot just a few tens of meters from his home.

What is the defendant facing?

As stated by Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova, prosecutors and investigators of the SBU have collected enough evidence of his involvement in violating the laws and customs of war, combined with premeditated murder (Part 2 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code). For these actions, he faces 10 to 15 years in prison or life imprisonment.