The court of Kiev softened the sentence of the Russian soldier Shishavarin, convicted for the murder of a civilian

In particular, Themis decided to partially satisfy the appeal of the party of the accusation and mitigated the sentence to the military serviceman of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Vadim Shishevarin, who was convicted by the decision of the Solomenskiy District Court of Kyiv for the murder of a peaceful resident of Sumy region. Therefore, the Russian soldier was sentenced to 15 years in prison instead of a lifelong term. "The appeal of the defender is partially satisfied.

The sentence of the Solomenskiy district court of Kyiv of May 23, 2022 with respect to Vadim Shishyshavarin to change. To exclude from the motivational part of the sentence a reference to a crime by prior conspiracy of a group of persons and committing a crime against an elder punishment. To mitigate the punishment of Vadim Shishyshavarin up to 15 years in prison.

In the rest of the decision of the Solomenskiy District Court of May 23, with respect to Vadim Shishavarin, leave unchanged, " - said in the decision of the Court of Appeal. The full text of the verdict will be published on August 3. The parties to the charges and protection may appeal the sentence of the Court of Appeal within three months of its announcement.

We will remind, the first court hearing on the soldier of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Vadim Shishavarin, who was accused of killing a civilian resident of Sumy region, took place on May 13. The Russian serviceman pleaded guilty and repent. According to the investigation, on February 28, a column of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, which was composed of Vadim Shishevarin, was broken by the Armed Forces units in the Sumy region.