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Widow Of Murdered Ukrainian Civilian Reacts To Russian Soldier's Guilty Plea


Widow Of Murdered Ukrainian Civilian Reacts To Russian Soldier's Guilty Plea
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The widow of a Ukrainian civilian killed by the first Russian soldier on trial for war crimes in Ukraine said he could have "missed" her husband instead of carrying out orders. Kateryna Shelipova's husband, Oleksandr, was fatally shot in the early days of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The Russian soldier accused of killing Shelipov pleaded guilty in a Kyiv court on May 18.

READ MORE: Prosecutors in Ukraine are seeking life in prison for the first Russian soldier to stand trial on accusations of committing a war crime in Ukraine.

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