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A Ukrainian court sentenced 27-year-old Russian soldier Dmitry Kurashov to life imprisonment for executing Ukrainian prisoner of war Vitalii Hodniuk in January 2024, marking the first life sentence in Ukraine's history for such charges.</span

A Ukrainian court sentenced 27-year-old Russian soldier Dmitry Kurashov to life imprisonment for executing Ukrainian prisoner of war Vitalii Hodniuk in January 2024, marking the first life sentence in Ukraine's history for such charges.

The incident occurred on January 6, 2024, near Pryiutne in Zaporizhzhia region when Kurashov shot the 41-year-old Ukrainian veteran at point-blank range with a Kalashnikov rifle after Hodniuk surrendered unarmed from his dugout.</span

The incident occurred on January 6, 2024, near Pryiutne in Zaporizhzhia region when Kurashov shot the 41-year-old Ukrainian veteran at point-blank range with a Kalashnikov rifle after Hodniuk surrendered unarmed from his dugout.

Kurashov served as a rifleman in Russia's Storm-V assault unit and had joined the military in November 2023 in exchange for amnesty from a theft conviction, according to investigators from Ukraine's Security Service.</span

Kurashov served as a rifleman in Russia's Storm-V assault unit and had joined the military in November 2023 in exchange for amnesty from a theft conviction, according to investigators from Ukraine's Security Service.

Ukrainian forces captured Kurashov and four other Russian soldiers later that same day after repelling the assault, with fellow prisoners of war from his unit testifying against him during the months-long trial proceedings.</span

Ukrainian forces captured Kurashov and four other Russian soldiers later that same day after repelling the assault, with fellow prisoners of war from his unit testifying against him during the months-long trial proceedings.

Police stated that expert reports, witness testimony and video footage confirmed Kurashov deliberately killed the prisoner on orders from commanders who instructed troops not to take Ukrainian soldiers captive during operations.</span

Police stated that expert reports, witness testimony and video footage confirmed Kurashov deliberately killed the prisoner on orders from commanders who instructed troops not to take Ukrainian soldiers captive during operations.

Ukraine has documented 322 cases of murdered servicemen who surrendered since Russia's 2022 invasion, with officials describing the killings as part of a systematic policy rather than isolated incidents across the conflict.</span

Ukraine has documented 322 cases of murdered servicemen who surrendered since Russia's 2022 invasion, with officials describing the killings as part of a systematic policy rather than isolated incidents across the conflict.

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