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Russian soldier pleads guilty in killing civilian in Sumy Oblast.

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Vadim Shishimarin, 21, is the first Russian soldier standing trial in Ukraine for war crimes. According to the prosecution, in late February, Shishimarin killed a 62-year-old civilian in Ukraine's northern Sumy Oblast during Russia's retreat. Shishimarin pledged guilty and is now facing a life sentence for violating the laws of war.

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"Last night, Poland's airspace was breached 19 times by drones manufactured in Russia. The assessment of Polish and NATO air forces is that they did not veer off course, but were deliberately targeted," Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said in a video statement.

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