Protesters calling for Russia to free Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko have attacked the Russian embassy in Kiev over the weekend, throwing rocks, eggs and tomatoes at the building, according to reports from independent news agency Interfax .
Savchenko is on trial in Russia for allegedly directing artillery fire towards two Russian journalists in eastern Ukraine. She denies both the charges and the Russian prosecution’s explanation that they captured her while she was trying to sneak into Russia posing as a refugee. Her lawyer has said she was already captured by pro-Russian rebels when the journalists were killed in 2014 and …read more
Source: Newsweek
