Fear for Ukraine pilot held in Russia
A Ukrainian female army pilot may die in detention in Russia where she is on hunger-strike, her lawyer said. |||
Moscow – A Ukrainian female army pilot may die in detention in Russia where she is on hunger-strike, her lawyer said on Monday, calling on President Vladimir Putin to release her.
Nadezhda Savchenko was captured by pro-Russian rebels while fighting in a volunteer battalion in east Ukraine last June. Kiev says the rebels spirited her into Russia where she was arrested and accused of killing two Russian journalists.
“I appeal to you … for law and justice,” defence …read more
Source: Independent Online
