Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko has been sentenced to 22 years in prison after being found guilty by a Russian court of involvement in the deaths of two journalists. In a case which has inflamed opinion in Ukraine, Savchenko was convicted of directing the shelling which killed Russian journalists Igor Kornelyuk & Anton Voloshin in June 2014. She claims she was captured by rebels while volunteering for pro-Kyiv forces and illegally transported into Russia. Her lawyer says the incident with the journalists took place after she had been taken prisoner. Savchenko sang as the judge read out his verdict.
INC News, 22/03/2016 - source: ©Euronews
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