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Ukrainian pilot sentenced to 22 years in Russian prison Court finds Ukrainian pilot guilty of complicity to murder
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DONETSK, Russia — A Russian court has sentenced a Ukrainian pilot to 22 years in prison after convicting her for complicity to murder in the 2014 deaths of two Russian journalists in eastern Ukraine. MOSCOW — A Russian court on Tuesday sentenced a Ukrainian pilot to 22 years in prison after convicting her for complicity to murder in the 2014 deaths of two Russian journalists in eastern Ukraine, opening a door to a possible prisoner swap between the two countries.
The judge said on Tuesday Nadezhda Savchenko will also have to pay a fine for crossing into Russia illegally. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko quickly offered to exchange two Russians held in his country for the return of the pilot, 34-year old Nadezhda Savchenko.
Savchenko was serving in a Ukrainian volunteer battalion against Russia-backed rebels when she was captured by separatist rebels in July 2014, and later surfaced in Russia. Upon hearing the guilty verdict, Savchenko burst into song and started to chant “Glory to Ukraine!” which was echoed by Ukrainian spectators in the court room.
The judge earlier called a break when Savchenko, who has mocked and denounced the proceedings, burst into song upon hearing the guilty verdict.
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