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Russian court convicts Ukrainian pilot Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko given 22-year sentence
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Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko has been found guilty by a Russian court of charges relating to the deaths of two Russian journalists. Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko has been sentenced to 22 years in jail after being convicted of charges relating to the deaths of two Russian journalists.
She was accused of directing the artillery fire in eastern Ukraine in which the two journalists died in June 2014.She was accused of directing the artillery fire in eastern Ukraine in which the two journalists died in June 2014.
Prosecutors said she was driven by "political hatred".Prosecutors said she was driven by "political hatred".
She denied all the charges and Western politicians have been among those calling for her release. She denied all the charges and her case has become internationally notorious.
As the verdict was read, Savchenko began singing the Ukrainian national anthem. Western politicians have been among those calling for her release, echoing her lawyers' descriptions of the process as a show trial and a farce.
This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. As Savchenko was finally pronounced guilty, following the judge's two-day reading of the verdict, she disrupted proceedings by singing a Ukrainian national song.
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