Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Russia Jails Ukrainian National Hero Nadiya Savchenko for 22 Years


MOSCOW — A Ukrainian army officer was convicted of murdering civilians on Tuesday by a Russian court.

The court ruled 34-year-old gunship pilot Nadiya Savchenko coordinated artillery fire that killed two Russian journalists during the conflict in eastern Ukraine in 2014.

The Iraq war veteran — who is considered a national hero in Ukraine and has been described as the country's "Joan of Arc" — was also found guilty of crossing a border illegally. She was sentenced to 22 years in a Russian prison. 

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Source: NBC News

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