Iryna Salii

Ukraine - Correspondent

Mikhail Romanov

Ukraine

14 July 2022 by Iryna Salii

Ukraine: The first war time rape trial is held in absentia and behind closed doors Last month, an investigation on an alleged wartime rape was for the first time completed in Ukraine. Some say the alleged perpetrator, a Russian soldier, is dead while the prosecutor believes he is in Russia. Proceedings are held [...]

Convicted of war crimes, Vadim Shishimarin waits in the dock of a court in Kiev (Ukraine)

Ukraine

24 May 2022 by Iryna Salii

First Ukraine war crime trial through the eyes of a local court reporter Under normal circumstances, this trial could have lasted several years. The first war crime trial of a Russian serviceman was one of intense interest and rare speed in Ukraine. A young sergeant, Vadim Shishimarin, who pleaded guil [...]

Trial of Vadim Shishimarin in an ukrainian court

Ukraine

17 May 2022 by Iryna Salii

Ukraine opens first war crime trial of a Russian soldier On May 13, the Solomianskyi District Court in Kyiv held a preliminary hearing in the first trial of a soldier in the Russian army, Vadim Shishimarin, after the start of the “special operation” launched by the Russian Federation ag [...]