A Russian court on Monday found Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko guilty of complicity in the killing of two Russian journalists, a verdict certain to inflame already dire relations between Moscow and Kiev.
Savchenko, 34, was captured by pro-Moscow rebels in eastern Ukraine in June 2014 during the separatist conflict there and handed over to Russia where she was charged with directing mortar fire which killed two Russian journalists.
She has denied wrongdoing.
Former Ukrainian army pilot Savchenko attends verdict hearing at court in Donetsk in Rostov region
Savchenko is regarded as a national hero and symbol of anti-Kremlin defiance by many in her native …read more
Source: Cyprus Mail
