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| Ukraine conflict: Russia charges pilot over deaths | Ukraine conflict: Russia charges pilot over deaths |
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| Russia has charged a female Ukrainian army pilot with complicity in the murder of two Russian journalists. | |
| Nadiya Savchenko, 33, was reportedly fighting in a volunteer battalion against pro-Russian separatists near Luhansk in east Ukraine. | Nadiya Savchenko, 33, was reportedly fighting in a volunteer battalion against pro-Russian separatists near Luhansk in east Ukraine. |
| Last month she took part in an attack on a rebel checkpoint where two Russian TV journalists were fatally wounded. | Last month she took part in an attack on a rebel checkpoint where two Russian TV journalists were fatally wounded. |
| Ukraine has accused Russia of abducting her and has demanded she be released and allowed home. | Ukraine has accused Russia of abducting her and has demanded she be released and allowed home. |
| Ukrainian government forces are currently battling rebels in the east and have recaptured several large towns in recent days. | Ukrainian government forces are currently battling rebels in the east and have recaptured several large towns in recent days. |
| More than 1,000 people, both civilians and combatants, are believed to have been killed since the uprising began in April. | More than 1,000 people, both civilians and combatants, are believed to have been killed since the uprising began in April. |
| 'Close contact' | 'Close contact' |
| Ms Savchenko, a helicopter pilot working with the pro-government Aidar battalion, was apparently captured by separatists after the attack on the checkpoint. | Ms Savchenko, a helicopter pilot working with the pro-government Aidar battalion, was apparently captured by separatists after the attack on the checkpoint. |
| She is now in a Russian detention centre but it is unclear how she got there. | She is now in a Russian detention centre but it is unclear how she got there. |
| Russia says she crossed the border voluntarily and illegally, disguised as a refugee. | Russia says she crossed the border voluntarily and illegally, disguised as a refugee. |
| Ukraine said she was forced over the border by the separatists. | Ukraine said she was forced over the border by the separatists. |
| The Ukrainian foreign ministry said in a statement: "This is yet more confirmation that the terrorists plan and carry out their crimes in Ukraine in close contact with the intelligence services of the Russian Federation. | The Ukrainian foreign ministry said in a statement: "This is yet more confirmation that the terrorists plan and carry out their crimes in Ukraine in close contact with the intelligence services of the Russian Federation. |
| "By openly abducting citizens of Ukraine on the territory of their state, the Russian authorities not only violate all international norms but also exceed elementary norms of decency and morality." | "By openly abducting citizens of Ukraine on the territory of their state, the Russian authorities not only violate all international norms but also exceed elementary norms of decency and morality." |
| Russia's Investigative Committee has accused Ms Savchenko of tipping off Ukrainian forces about the positions of the journalists. The two Russian state-owned TV journalists were hit by mortar fire. | Russia's Investigative Committee has accused Ms Savchenko of tipping off Ukrainian forces about the positions of the journalists. The two Russian state-owned TV journalists were hit by mortar fire. |
| Ms Savchenko has insisted she was acting to protect Ukraine's territorial integrity. | Ms Savchenko has insisted she was acting to protect Ukraine's territorial integrity. |
| Violence erupted in the east in April after the separatists declared independence in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. | Violence erupted in the east in April after the separatists declared independence in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. |
| Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine after pro-Russian President Viktor Yanukovych was overthrown in February. | Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine after pro-Russian President Viktor Yanukovych was overthrown in February. |