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Vadim Shishimarin

A lawyer (Viktor Ovsyannikov ) in a suit sits in the foreground. In the background are military personnel and a Vadim Shishimarin in the dock.
Ukraine: What it’s like to be lawyer for a Russian fighting your country
29 August 2022 by Iryna Salii
On July 29, the Kyiv Court of Appeal reduced to 15 years the sentence of the first Russian soldier tried for war crimes in Ukraine since February 24. Vadim Shishimarin had been sentenced In May to life imprisonment. We met with Vi [...]
Convicted of war crimes, Vadim Shishimarin waits in the dock of a court in Kiev (Ukraine) First Ukraine war crime trial through the eyes of a local court reporter
24 May 2022 by Iryna Salii
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 opens first war crime trial of a Russian soldier
17 May 2022 by Iryna Salii
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 [...]