“I was stressed out when I did this”: Russian soldier Shishimarin makes his final plea in Ukrainian court
Vadim Shishimarin, the Russian soldier accused of murdering Oleksandr Shelypov, a 62-year-old resident of Chupakhivka near Sumy, has made his final plea in the Kyiv court, says Ivan Baboshin, a reporter for Novaya Gazeta Europe. Photo: Татьяна Козак/«Граты» “I regret doing this… I am sorry. I was stressed out when I did this. I did not want to kill this man. Unfortunately, I did it, and I’m not going to deny doing it. Our objective was to get back to the headquarters and call for reinforcements.