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| Ukraine opens first war crimes trial of captured Russian |
| 2022-05-15 |
| [ALAHRAM] As the trial of 21-year-old Russian Sgt. Vadim Shyshimarin got underway in the capital, Russian forces suffered heavy losses in a Ukrainian attack that destroyed a pontoon bridge they were using to try to cross a river in the east, Ukrainian and British officials said in another sign of Moscow's struggle to salvage a war gone awry. Ukraine's airborne command released photos and video of what it said was a damaged Russian pontoon bridge over the Siversky Donets River in Bilohorivka and at least 73 destroyed or damaged Russian military vehicles nearby. Britain's Defense Ministry said Russia lost ``significant armoured manoeuvre elements`` of at least one battalion tactical group in the attack. A Russian battalion tactical group consists of about 1,000 troops. |
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