Two Russian soldiers were handed jail terms of more than 11 years each Tuesday following a trial in central Ukraine, the Ukrainian Interfax news agency reported.
The servicemen, Alexander Bobykin and Alexander Ivanov, were both handed sentences of 11 years and six months.
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This was under legislation against “violating the laws and customs of war,” for firing on two villages in the early days of Moscow's invasion.
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