DONETSK, Russia: Ukrainian airforce helicopter pilot Nadiya Savchenko on Tuesday blasted Russian prosecution “lies” against her at the start of a trial over the murder of two journalists that has caused outrage in Kiev and the West.
Savchenko faces up to 25 years in prison for her alleged role in the deaths of two Russian reporters killed by mortar fire last summer in eastern Ukraine.
Her detention by Moscow has become a cause celebre in her crisis-wracked homeland after she said she was kidnapped by Russian special forces and smuggled across the border.
“It’s lies, all of it from beginning to …read more
Source: theSun
