A Russian soldier accused of shooting dead a civilian has pleaded guilty in Ukraine's first war crimes trial.
Vadim Shishimarin, 21, admitted killing the unarmed 62-year-old in the Sumy region days after Russia began its invasion.
Russia's defence ministry says that 959 Ukrainian fighters from the Mariupol steelworks have been taken to Russian-controlled territory since Monday.
Ukraine is calling for a prisoner swap for the evacuated defenders, but their fate is currently uncertain. Ukraine has not said how many people it believes have left the complex.
Russia says the fighters will be treated according to international norms, but a senior Russian politician said "Nazi criminals" should not be exchanged.
The battle for Mariupol appears to be over after a devastating siege that lasted nearly three months.
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