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Ukrainian pilot Savchenko guilty of killing reporters: Agencies

Published: 21 Mar 2016 - 11:26 am | Last Updated: 01 Nov 2021 - 11:22 am
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Ukrainian army pilot Nadezhda (Nadia) Savchenko holds a sign inside a defendants' cage as she attends a hearing at the Basmanny district court in Moscow February 10, 2015 file photo. The sign reads, "I was born Ukrainian, and I die Ukrainian". REUTERS/Maxim Zmeyev

 

MOSCOW: A Russian court on Monday found Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko guilty of complicity in the killing of two Russian journalists, Russian news agencies reported.

Prosecutors had earlier asked the court to sentence Savchenko, whose case is a major source of tension between Russia and Ukraine, to 23 years in prison.

The 34-year-old is regarded as a national hero by many Ukrainians. She has denied any wrongdoing.

REUTERS