Russian soldier sentenced to life in Ukraine for killing POWs
A Ukrainian court sentenced a Russian soldier to life in prison for deliberately killing a Ukrainian prisoner of war, marking the first such sentence in an unprecedented trial. The soldier, Dmitry Kurashov, was found guilty of shooting a surrendered Ukrainian soldier in 2024, with evidence indicating he acted under orders from his commanders. The trial highlighted issues of war crimes and the treatment of prisoners in the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine.