Russian court sentences Savchenko to 22 years in prison

The Donetsk City Court, Rostov region, Russia, has found Ukrainian pilot, MP Nadiya Savchenko guilty on all charges.

She was sentenced to 22 years in a penal colony and fined RUB 30,000. The term of imprisonment should be counted from the date of arrest – June 30, 2014, Mediazona media outlet reports.

Savchenko was found guilty of murder (18 years of imprisonment) and attempted murder (10 years), as well as illegal crossing of the border (the fine of RUB 30,000). The court did not find any aggravating circumstances.

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The proceeding over the murder of civilians against Savchenko was closed.

As reported, the prosecution asked to sentence Savchenko to 23 years in a penal colony and RUB 100,000 in fine.

Russia accused Savchenko of the murder of two Russian journalists, as well as the illegal crossing of the Russian border. Savchenko and her defense denied accusations claiming that at the time of the death of the Russian journalists, she had already been captured by the militants, who then forcibly moved her to Russia.