KYIV, Ukraine—As part of a prisoner swap, Russia has released jailed Ukrainian Army helicopter pilot and Member of Parliament Nadia Savchenko, who became a national symbol of Ukrainian resistance to Russia since her capture nearly two years ago.
“This is good news for Ukraine,” said Alexander, a 21-year-old student who was out celebrating Savchenko’s release with friends on the Maidan, Kyiv’s central square, on Wednesday evening. “I’m proud of her. She’s a national hero.”
A Russian court sentenced Savchenko, 35, to 22 years in jail for her alleged role in killing two Russian journalists on a battlefield in eastern Ukraine during a …read more
Source: The Daily Signal
