KIEV: A Ukrainian pilot released from a Russian jail in May launched a fresh hunger strike Tuesday in protest over Kiev’s failure to secure the return of other prisoners of war in the separatist east.
A Russian court sentenced the 35-year-old army helicopter navigator Nadiya Savchenko to 22 years in prison in March over the 2014 killing of two Russian journalists in the Ukrainian war zone.
Her detention was based on flimsy and often contradictory evidence that turned her into a national hero and brought international attention to her cause.
She was swapped for two Russian soldiers and has since assumed a seat …read more
Source: The News International
