Ukrainian soldier pleads 'partly guilty' at Russia's first war crime trial

Anton Cherednik, named as a senior sergeant in Ukraine’s army and accused by Russian authorities of ill-treatment of civilians, murder and terrorism, stands behind a glass wall of an enclosure for defendants during a court hearing in the city of Rostov-on-Don, Russia, April 4, 2023. REUTERS/Sergey Pivovarov

ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia (Reuters) - A Ukrainian soldier pleaded "partly guilty" on Tuesday at Russia's first trial for war crimes in connection with its military campaign in Ukraine.

Anton Cherednik, a member of Ukraine's naval infantry, faced charges in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don of trying to seize power by force, of using prohibited methods of warfare and of murdering a civilian in Mariupol in March last year in the conflict's early days.