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For the first time since the invasion of Russia, a war crime trial against a Russian soldier was held in Ukraine.

The Russian military pleaded guilty to killing civilians in court.



Reporter Kwak Sang-eun is on the sidewalk.



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A young man with a young face enters the courtroom with his head bowed.



This is the 21-year-old Russian Army Sgt Vadim Shishimarin, who has been put on trial for war crimes.



He is accused of shooting and killing a civilian in a village in northeastern Ukraine in February, at the beginning of the war.



The victim, a man in his 60s who was talking on the phone while riding a bicycle, said the Russian military committed the crime to prevent their location from being revealed, Ukrainian prosecutors said.



The suspect admitted to killing civilians, saying he followed the orders of his superiors.



[Victor Obsyanikov / War criminal suspect's defense attorney: The evidence presented by the prosecution is very clear.]



This is the first case in which Ukrainian judicial authorities have brought a war criminal suspect to court after the invasion of Russia .

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Ukrainian authorities say they are currently investigating more than 11,000 war crimes cases and have identified close to 600 suspects.



[Irina Benedictova/Ukraine Prosecutor General: We will find and prosecute all war criminals harming civilians.

Russian forces currently fighting in Ukraine should keep this in mind.]



In the midst of this, the Ukrainian army released a video on the 8th saying that it inflicted a heavy blow to the Russian army that was trying to cross the river and advance into the Donbas region.



According to the analysis of aerial photos, it was estimated that the Russian army lost about 1,000 troops, 70 tanks and armored vehicles in this battle.



(Video editing: Yonghwa Jung)