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The first Russian soldier to face a Ukrainian war crimes tribunal since the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine has asked for forgiveness from the widow of a Ukrainian civilian he killed, a AFP journalist told a court hearing in Kyiv.

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"I know you can't forgive me, but I beg your pardon," said 21-year-old Sergeant Vadim Shishimarin during a conversation with Katerina Shelipova, the widow of the 62-year-old man whom the Russian soldier admitted to killing in the village. in northeastern Ukraine on February 28, notes BTA.

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