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First Russian soldier to be tried for war crime in Ukraine.

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The Prosecutor General's Office said it completed the first investigation of a war crime in Ukraine. The case accusing the Russian commander of the 4th tank division of allegedly killing a 62-year-old resident of Chupakhivka, Sumy Oblast, was sent to court. The suspect is currently under arrest.

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