Ukraine pilot ‘freed in prison swap’
Nadiya Savchenko was released from Russian captivity in exchange for two Russians detained in Ukraine, sources said. |||
Moscow/ Kiev – Ukrainian servicewoman Nadiya Savchenko was heading home on a plane from Russian captivity on Wednesday, part of an exchange for two Russians detained in Ukraine, two sources close to the swap told Reuters. Handing over Savchenko, whose release has been demanded by Western governments and who has become a national hero in Ukraine, would ease tensions between Moscow and the West a few weeks before the European Union decides whether to extend sanctions against Russia. …read more
Source: Independent Online
