Ukraine jails Russian soldier for life for killing POW in first such rulingRussian soldier Dmytro Kurashov, accused of committing a war crime by executing a Ukrainian serviceman who had surrendered during combat, attends a court hearing expected to deliver a verdict, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine Nov 6, 2025. REUTERS/Inna VarenytsiaRussian soldier Dmytro Kurashov, accused of committing a war crime by executing a Ukrainian serviceman who had surrendered during combat, attends a court hearing expected to deliver a verdict, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine Nov 6, 2025. REUTERS/Inna VarenytsiaA Ukrainian court sentenced a Russian soldier on Thursday to life in prison after finding him guilty of killing a Ukrainian prisoner of war, the first time Ukraine has jailed a suspect on such charges since Russia's invasion. His sentencing carries symbolic importance for Ukraine, which says Russian forces have executed numerous Ukrainian prisoners of war, but that the suspects are usually outside their jurisdiction. Russia, which launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in Feb 2022, denies its troops carry out war crimes.

Source: bd News24 November 06, 2025 16:12 UTC