MOSCOW — A Ukrainian army officer was convicted of murdering civilians on Tuesday by a Russian court.
The court ruled 34-year-old gunship pilot Nadiya
Savchenko coordinated artillery fire that killed two Russian
journalists during the conflict in eastern Ukraine in 2014.
The Iraq war veteran — who is considered a
national hero in Ukraine and has been described as the country's "Joan
of Arc" — was also found guilty of crossing a border illegally. She was
sentenced to 22 years in a Russian prison.
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Source: NBC News
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