He begged for forgiveness Russian soldier where is on trial for war crimes in Ukrainewho in fact yesterday he admitted his guilt.
The 21-year-old Vadim Sisimarin appeared for a second day in court in Kiev, in front of widow of a man who shot in the head during the first days of the war.
“Tell me, how did you feel when you killed my husband? “You repent for this crime,” Katerina Selipova asked the former soldier as he stood up, looking straight ahead.
“I admit my guilt. I understand that you can not forgive me. I ask for forgiveness“, He said.
Katerina added: “Please tell me, why did you come here? To protect us? By whom; “From my husband that you killed?”
Sisimarin told the court today that he shot the man as he and several other Russian soldiers retreated and tried to rejoin their units in Russia.
The soldiers found a car, which they snatched. “We wanted to get to where our army was and return to Russia,” he said.
“On our way, while driving, we saw a man. He was talking on the phone. “
Sisimarin said another Russian soldier in the car, who he said was not his commander and whom he called “unknown,” “He told me to shoot”.
“He started saying loudly that I should shoot,” he told the court.
“He said I would be in danger if I did not. “I shot him from a short distance and he died.”
Katerina told the court that her husband he was a tractor driver who was not holding a gun and was dressed in civilian clothes, according to excerpts from Ukrainian journalist Daria Sipigina.
Katerina said she was in her garden when she heard gunshots and ran outside shouting at her husband before see Sisimarin with a Kalashnikov.
He left with the rest of his team, leaving him on the side of the road.
“The loss of my husband is everything to me. he was my protector “, said Katerina.
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