Ukraine's court sentences two Russian soldiers to jail for committing war crime
Ukrainian court sentenced two Russian soldiers to 11 and a half years in prison for shelling a village in eastern Ukraine, Reuters reported.
Bobikin and Ivanov were arrested after crossing the border and continuing the firing in eastern Ukraine
The Ukrainian court sentenced two Russian soldiers to 11 and a half years in prison for shelling a village in eastern Ukraine, Reuters reported.
This is the second war crimes judgment since Russia's invasion began in February.
Last Monday, Alexander Bobikin and Alexander Ivanov, who stood in a reinforced glass box at the Kotelevska district court in central Ukraine to hear the judgment, pled guilty.
According to the prosecution, the shelling destroyed an educational building in the town of Derhachi but caused no injuries.
Bobikin and Ivanov, identified as an artillery driver and a gunner, were arrested after crossing the border and continuing the firing.