Lawyer of a Russian military man convicted in Ukraine appeals against the verdict

Vadim Shishimarin during a court hearing in Kyiv. Archival photoMOSCOW, May 23. The defense of Russian military Vadim Shishimarin, sentenced to life imprisonment in Ukraine, intends to appeal the court verdict, according to the Ukrainian publication Suspilnoye (Public). Earlier on Monday, a court in Ukraine sentenced Russian military Vadim Shishimarin, accused of violating the laws and customs of war, to life imprisonment. «In order to apply to the European Court of Human Rights, firstly, you need to exhaust all the ways of appealing to national courts. In addition to the Court of Appeal, we have also the court of cassation,» lawyer Viktor Ovsyannikov quotes «Suspilnoe.Novosti». opportunities for its protection in Ukraine are in place, but action will be taken through other channels.Ukrainian court sentenced Russian military to life imprisonment