this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s six in the morning in singapore and one o clock in the morning in ukraine, where a court has sentenced a russian tank commander to life in prison for killing an unarmed civilian. vadim shishimarin was the first person to stand trial for war crimes since russia s invasion three months ago. he had admitted shooting the 62 year old civilian, but said he d been acting on orders and he will appeal against his sentence. our correspondentjames waterhouse was in court. this wasn tjust a trial, it was ukraine s day in court, with all eyes and cameras on 21 year old vadim shishimarin. by legal standards, his journey to this dock has been quick. more than two weeks ago, the russian soldier was questioned over an alleged war crime. translation: we started moving. on the way, we saw a civilian talking on the phone. i was ordered to shoot and fired one round at him. he fell down. we moved on. today, the court heard how shishimarin shot a 62 year old
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(birds chirping) - hmm, periods. hmm, periods. - my palms are sweaty. - i feel awkward about it cause it s really weird. like there s a reason if you like cut yourself, then it starts bleeding, but i don t really think there s a reason if you just start bleeding from your private. - i m kind of nervous speaking about periods, to be honest. - well, i call my period my evil best friend because she always come on time, she give me a hard time, and sometimes i m happy to see her, if you know what i mean, so she s my evil best friend. - i fucking hate having my period. sorry, if i can t say that. i hate having my period. i hate having my period. - i love talking about my period and i love sharing my period stories and i love hearing people s period stories. - i m supposed to get my period any minute. - jamie, when do you think i ll start having periods too? - the second you get it, your mom goes, you re a woman now, and that s disgusting. (audience laughing) mommy, daddy, loo
(birds chirping) - hmm, periods. hmm, periods. - my palms are sweaty. - i feel awkward about it cause it s really weird. like there s a reason if you like cut yourself, then it starts bleeding, but i don t really think there s a reason if you just start bleeding from your private. - i m kind of nervous speaking about periods, to be honest. - well, i call my period my evil best friend because she always come on time, she give me a hard time, and sometimes i m happy to see her, if you know what i mean, so she s my evil best friend. - i fucking hate having my period. sorry, if i can t say that. i hate having my period. i hate having my period. - i love talking about my period and i love sharing my period stories and i love hearing people s period stories. - i m supposed to get my period any minute. - jamie, when do you think i ll start having periods too? - the second you get it, your mom goes, you re a woman now, and that s disgusting. (audience laughing) mommy, daddy, loo
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