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Russian soldier given life sentence for killing civilian.

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A Ukrainian court sentenced Vadim Shishimarin on May 23. Shishimarin, the first Russian soldier standing trial in Ukraine for war crimes, had given a detailed account of how he shot the 62-year-old man in Ukraine’s Sumy Oblast during Russian troops’ retreat from there.

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The arms deal was signed in Moscow in December, and requires Russia to send Iran 500 "Verba" Man-Portable Air-Defense System (MANPADS) launch units and 2,500 9M336 surface-to-air missiles over three years, the Financial Times reported.

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