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The first Russian soldier on trial for war crimes in Ukraine asks for "forgiveness" in a Kyiv court as he gives a detailed account on how he killed a civilian early in Moscow's invasion. "I know that you will not be able to forgive me, but nevertheless I ask you for forgiveness," 21-year-old Russian sergeant Vadim Shishimarin says in court, addressing the wife of a 62-year-old civilian whom he admitted killing in the first days of the invasion. SOUNDBITE