MOSCOW: A female Ukrainian air force navigator has been arrested in Russia and charged over the deaths of two Russian journalists. Russian investigators said Nadiya Savchenko, a helicopter navigator, was an accomplice in what they claimed was the deliberate murder of the journalists during fighting in Ukraine’s restive east last month. A statement by the investigators said Savchenko was detained after crossing into Russia while “posing as a refugee” without any identity documents.
Kiev, however, accused Russia of kidnapping Savchenko and smuggling her across the border for prosecution, demanding her “unconditional release.”
AFP
