Vadim Shishimarin, 21, could get life in prison for shooting the 62-year-old Ukrainian man. Shishimarin was among a group of Russian troops that fled Ukrainian forces on Feb.
Ukrainian Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova previously said her office was readying war crimes cases against 41 Russian soldiers for offenses that included bombing civilian infrastructure, killing civilians, rape and looting.
►Eight civilians were killed in Russian attacks on 45 settlements in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said.
►Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russian forces also fired missiles at the western Lviv region and the Sumy and Chernihiv regions in the northeast.
President Joe Biden expressed strong support the "historic" applications from Finland and Sweden for membership in NATO. President of Finland Sauli Niinistö and Prime Minister of Sweden Magdalena Andersson are both scheduled to visit Washington on Thursday, the White House said.
The iconic steel plant that served as the last holdout in Ukraine's ill-fated struggle to keep Russian troops from conquering the city will be torn down, a separatist leader said Tuesday.
"No matter what emotions some people might feel, and I know that opinions differ, if the enemy laid down arms, his further fate is decided by a court," Pushilin said during his visit to Mariupol." If it's a (Nazi) criminal, it's a tribunal.".
Finland and Sweden have formally applied to join NATO, a move driven by security concerns over Russia’s war in Ukraine. The application must now be weighed by the 30 member countries and all must agree for membership to be approved. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has expressed reservations about Finland and Sweden joining.
“I warmly welcome the requests by Finland and Sweden to join NATO
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