The case, in which two soldiers murdered nine members of a family after breaking into their home, was a rare prosecution over crimes against civilians in Ukraine.

A pair of Russian soldiers were found guilty of shooting a family of nine in the Donetsk region in October 2023.

Draper, 22, volunteered to fight with Ukraine's military after Vladimir Putin launched his bloody invasion of the country nearly three years ago.

The sentence, handed down by a Russian court, is a rare example of the country holding its troops to account for war crimes.

A court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced two Russian soldiers to life imprisonment for murdering a family of nine in Ukraine’s occupied Donetsk region.

Russia launched a barrage of drones and missiles at Ukraine overnight, killing one civilian and wounding more than 30 people in the centre, south, and northeast, Ukrainian officials said on Friday. The Russian forces launched 92 drones and five missiles at 12 Ukrainian regions,

A Russian court sentenced two soldiers to life in prison for the massacre of a family of nine people in their home in occupied Ukraine, state media reported on Friday. Russian prosecutors said in October 2023,

Millions trek to shelters nightly or take their chances at home as unceasing missile and drone attacks drag on. Some Ukrainians are looking — with hope or sarcasm — to Trump for respite.

Russia launched a new barrage of drones in an overnight attack on Ukraine on Friday, killing one civilian and wounding more than 30 people in the centre, south, and northeast of the country, Ukrainian officials said.