: :inin Kyiv (EET)

Freed pilot Nadiya Savchenko calls Ukrainian lawmakers ‘lazy schoolchildren’


Ukrainian military pilot Nadiya Savchenko made a fiery first appearance in the Ukrainian parliament Tuesday, one week after she was released from a Russian prison.
Draped in the Ukrainian flag and holding the flag of Crimea, Savchenko sang the national anthem and received a standing ovation, AFP reported. The 35-year-old became a national hero after she was captured by Russian forces while fighting separatist groups in eastern Ukraine in June 2014. She was sentenced to 22 years in prison for killing two Russian journalists, but was released in a prisoner swap last week after serving two years.

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Source: European Voice

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