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hello and welcome to bbc news. a russian soldier has pleaded guilty to killing an unarmed civilian in the first war crimes trial in ukraine since the russian invasion began. appearing in court in kyiv, the 21 year old admitted shooting dead a ukrainian man as he pushed a bicycle on the road. our correspondent, sarah rainsford, sent this report. this was a major moment for ukraine, the first russian soldier accused of a war crime already up in court. vadim shishimarin is a russian tank commander. he s on trial for shooting and killing a civilian. all the time, the widow of the man killed was just the other side of the glass. the soldier seemed nervous and said little, until the words that mattered. asked whether he admitted his guilt, vadim shishimarin told the judge, yes, completely. it was the very start of this war, as russian tanks rolled south through sumy. vadim shishimarin s unit came under attack then and were forced into retreat. in the chaos, he and four oth ....
Bbc news, kyiv. we can now speak to susana sacouto who s director of the war crimes research office at the washington college of law. hi to you, susana. thanks for joining us. picking up on what sarah rainsford said there, here we have ukraine putting russian soldiers on trail. there are going to be questions over whether it can be a fair trial, no matter how much transparency there is. why doesn t the international criminal court step in here and there is mounting evidence pointing to russia attacking ukraine as a crime of aggression. my understanding is that s where the icc can now step in and hold russia to account. step in and hold russia to account- step in and hold russia to account. ., ., ., account. you are right to point towards the account. you are right to point towards the international - towards the international criminal court, the icc, and it does havejurisdiction ....