Russian army sergeant Vadim Shishimarin, who was recently sentenced to life in prison for killing a civilian in Ukraine, could still be included in an exchange for Ukrainian prisoners. This was stated by Prosecutor General Irina Venediktova on the air of a single telethon.

According to the head of the General Prosecutor's Office, despite the court verdict, the possibility of exchanging the occupier is still open from a legal point of view.

“Scenarios for the development of events can be completely different. I said before that it can be exchanged. Yes, they can exchange a person even after a court verdict. Technically this could be. But I want to remain in the competence of the prosecutor and talk about the objective things of criminal justice,” Venediktova said, emphasizing that the decision on the future of Shishimarin will be made by politicians and diplomats..

In addition, the Prosecutor General stressed that Shishimarina is still waiting for a court decision in the appellate instance.. Only then will he be given the final verdict..

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Recall that the 21-year-old sergeant Shishimarin became the first soldier of the Russian army, who was tried in Ukraine for a war crime.. At the end of February, he killed a 62-year-old resident of the village of Chupakhivka in the Sumy region. In court, the Russian admitted that he had committed a crime.

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