KIEV, Ukraine — Russia on Wednesday released Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko as part of a swap for two Russian servicemen jailed in Ukraine, an official in the Ukrainian presidential administration said.
Savchenko was being flown to Kiev aboard Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko’s plane, according to the official, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to release the information.
Kremlin-funded television station RT, citing unidentified sources, reported that the two Russians also were released and were being flown to Moscow.
Savchenko was certain to be greeted by crowds of supporters in Ukraine, where her refusal to …read more
Source: Time
