INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Two Russian soldiers were sentenced to more than 11 years in jail each on Tuesday after a court in central Ukraine found them guilty of
against "violating the laws and customs of war."They were found guilty of firing Grad missiles on two villages in the northeastern Kharkiv
their legal defense had requested a more lenient sentence, claiming the soldiers had been following orders and acting under duress.The
Ukraine's trials of Russian soldiers will be impartial and transparent.After the conviction in Kyiv of 21-year-old Vadim Shishimarin, the
Kremlin said it had not received any information about his case while his trial was underway.Ukrainian lawyers representing the Russian
servicemen say they have not been in contact with legal or military officials in Moscow.
