Russian Soldier and former Russian prisoner Faces Unprecedented Trial in Ukraine Over Alleged Execution of POW

Good news!

Russian invasion force made up e.g. of prisoners released to fight in the Ukraine. The glory of the Russian army?

Next we ought to have a trial like the Nuremberg Trials (1945-46) for the megalomaniac and war criminal Putin the Terrible!

"Dmitriy Kurashov, a former Russian prisoner recruited into the army, pleaded guilty in a Zaporizhzhia court to killing 41-year-old Ukrainian soldier Vitalii Hodniuk, known by the callsign “Penguin”, in January 2024. He was serving with a “Storm-V” assault unit made up almost entirely of convicts.

According to three of his former unit members, Hodniuk emerged from a foxhole unarmed and knelt in surrender when Kurashov shot him with a burst from his rifle. Kurashov initially denied the charges, blaming another soldier, but changed his plea in court, claiming he wanted to shorten proceedings despite still informally protesting his innocence.

Ukrainian forces overran the position hours after the attack and captured Kurashov and others. Hodniuk’s body was found face down, with no weapon nearby, witnesses told investigators. ..."

Russian Soldier Faces Unprecedented Trial in Ukraine Over Alleged Execution of POW "A Russian soldier accused of executing a captured Ukrainian fighter during a frontline assault has become the first to face trial in Ukraine for a battlefield war crime."

Caption: Dmitriy Kurashov pleaded guilty in a Zaporizhzhia court to killing 41-year-old Ukrainian soldier Vitalii Hodniuk in January 2024.