A Russian soldier during a court hearing in Kyiv. Archival photoMOSCOW, May 26Prosecution in the Poltava region asked for 12 years in prison for two Russian military men Alexander Bobykin and Alexander Ivanov, accused of violating the laws and customs of war — the meeting was broadcast on the website of the judicial authority of Ukraine «The decision will be announced on May 31 at about 11:00 (the time coincides with Moscow),» the judge said. As part of another process on Monday, a court in Kyiv sentenced Russian military Vadim Shishimarin, also accused of violating the laws and customs of war, to life imprisonment. His defense intends to appeal this decision. Earlier, the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov, answering the question of whether there was a reaction to the awaiting sentence for the Russian military in Kyiv, said that Russia did not have many opportunities to protect him in Ukraine on the spot, but measures would be be accepted through other channels.
