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"DPR" informant sentenced to eight years in prison in Donetsk region The Toretsk city court of the Donetsk region has sentenced an informant of the self-proclaimed "Donetsk People's Republic" to eight years in prison with confiscation of property. 28.07.16 16:40 7 653 26 Ukrainian Politics

Lviv court sentences militants’ informant to eight years in prison The Lviv Court of Appeal has extended the sentence to a militants’ agent from two to eight years. 07.07.16 16:59 8 849 24 Incidents

We hope Savchenko's release will affect sentence, - political prisoner Klykh's lawyer Ukrainian Stanislav Klykh's lawyer Marina Dubrovina hopes that the release of Nadiia Savchenko from Russian custody will affect the sentence for her client, which is to be announced May 26. 26.05.16 11:31 3 215 9 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia

Russian GRU fighters Yerofeyev and Aleksandrov's 14-year sentence became final The 14-year sentence against Russian GRU servicemen Cpt Yevgeny Yerofeyev and Sgt Alexander Aleksandrov, delivered by the Holosiivskyi district court of Kyiv on April 18, has come into force. 23.05.16 10:55 31 756 96 Previously in trend: Captured Russian special forces operatives

Russian prosecutors asking guilty verdict for Ukrainians Karpiuk and Klykh for alleged participation in Chechen war, - journalist Russian prosecutors are asking for a guilty verdict to citizens of Ukraine Mykola Karpiuk and Stanislav Klykh in the court in Grozny, Russia. 17.05.16 14:18 10 369 18 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia

Former mayor of Zolote sentenced to two years in prison for organizing militants’ fake referendum Rubizhne city court in the Luhansk region has convicted former mayor of Zolote city Volodymyr Kochevenko. 10.05.16 18:38 6 750 84 Incidents

Russian court sentences Ukrainian hostage Lytvynov to eight and a half years in prison, - lawyer Tarasovskiy District Court of the Rostov region of the Russian Federation has sentenced citizen of Ukraine Serhii Lytvynov for eight and a half years in a maximum security penal colony. 20.04.16 17:14 4 852 22 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia

Court sentences Russian GRU officers Yerofeyev and Aleksandrov to 14 years in jail each The Holosiivskyi district court of Kyiv has sentenced Russian special forces operatives Yevgeny Yerofeyev and Alexander Aleksandrov to 14 years in jail each, with confiscation of property. 18.04.16 16:56 112 581 221 Previously in trend: Captured Russian special forces operatives

Court to deliver verdict on Russian GRU officers Yerofeyev and Aleksandrov on April 18 The Holosiivskyi district court of Kyiv will pass sentence on Russian GRU operatives Yevgeny Yerofeyev and Alexander Aleksandrov on April 18. 15.04.16 19:00 10 767 48 Previously in trend: Captured Russian special forces operatives

Kasko to appeal ruling on personal recognizance Former Deputy Prosecutor General of Ukraine Vitalii Kasko and his lawyers intend to appeal the decision of the Pechersk court on a pre-trial restraint in the form of personal recognizance. 14.04.16 17:20 6 034 6 Previously in trend: Kasko case

Russia may exchange Savchenko if she pleads guilty of murder, - Nadiia's mother The Russian Federation is ready to exchange Ukrainian soldier and people's deputy Nadiia Savchenko if Ukraine acknowledges the validity of the verdict delivered against her by Russia's court. 07.04.16 00:05 42 568 195 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia

Savchenko irrevocably refused to appeal verdict: "There is no point to it". STATEMENT People's deputy of Ukraine Nadiia Savchenko, sentenced in Russia to 22 years in prison, refused to appeal the decision of the Donetsk City Court (the Rostov region of the Russian Federation). 04.04.16 16:30 13 643 36 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia

Verdict officially handed over to Savchenko People's deputy of Ukraine Nadiia Savchenko, who has been recently sentenced in Russia to 22 years in prison, received a copy of the verdict of the Donetsk City Court (the Rostov region of the Russian Federation) and its written translation into Ukrainian. 26.03.16 15:19 26 278 67 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia

Russia to do everything possible for GRU operatives not to be sentenced in Ukraine against backdrop of Savchenko’s mock trial, - Matios Russia will do its best so that captured GRU operatives Alexander Aleksandrov and Yevgeny Yerofeyev not to be delivered the verdict. 25.03.16 15:54 30 336 72 Previously in trend: Captured Russian special forces operatives Ukrainian hostages in Russia

Photo of judge Ali Khaybulayev, who convicted Savchenko to 22 years in prison, posted online. PHOTOS Presiding judge of the Donetsk city court of the Rostov region, Russia Ali Khaybulayev, together with his colleagues Leonid Stepanenko and Yevgeniya Chernysh, have sentenced Ukrainian pilot Nadiia Savchenko for 22 years. 24.03.16 13:40 99 022 198 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia

U.S. Department of State calls on Russia to liberate Savchenko The U.S. Department of State believes that conviction and sentencing of Nadiia Savchenko to 22 years imprisonment show a blatant disregard for the principles of justice. 23.03.16 09:00 7 522 46 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia

Most of MPs not allowed attending Savchenko’s trial again as courtroom overcrowded by hired thugs. PHOTO After recess, the majority of Members of the Ukrainian Parliament have been denied access to the courtroom of the Donetsk city court (Rostov region of the Russian Federation), where the sentence to Nadiia Savchenko is being delivered. 22.03.16 15:31 42 172 68 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia

Russian court continues passing sentence to Savchenko Judges of the court in Russian city of Donetsk continue delivering the verdict to Ukrainian pilot Nadiia Savchenko. 22.03.16 10:04 21 387 121 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia

Savchenko brought to court: MPs and journalists encounter problems with access to courthouse The verdict to Ukrainian pilot Nadiia Savchenko will continue to be passed in the Donetsk city court in the Rostov region of the Russian Federation today. 22.03.16 09:33 12 349 16 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia

"Savchenko will definitely be present on verdict announcement on March 21-22," - Lawyer Feygin People's deputy of Ukraine Nadiia Savchenko will be present during the announcement of the verdict in her case in the Donetsk city court in the Rostov region of the Russian Federation. 19.03.16 17:13 6 605 25 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia

Vira Savchenko: Russia bargains not with Ukraine, but with world for sanctions Nadiia Savchenko’s sister Vira has got Nadiia’s written last plea, which she intends to publish this evening. 03.03.16 18:15 9 423 23 Incidents

Savchenko forbids lawyers to appeal verdict The defense of Ukrainian pilot Nadiia Savchenko, who is being tried in Donetsk (the Rostov region of the Russian Federation), will not appeal the verdict. 03.03.16 14:54 35 814 76 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia

53rd Brigade food service chief sentenced to military confinement. Other defendants delaying time, - Military Prosecutor's Office The Mykolaiv district court, having considered an administrative violation report filed by the Military Prosecutor's Office of the Southern region of Ukraine, ruled against another officer of the 53th Mechanized Brigade, who was directly responsible for organizing nutrition of the personnel stationed at the Shyrokyi Lan training ground. 02.03.16 17:56 6 972 14 Previously in trend: Shyrokyi Lan riot

Trial against Savchenko adjourned until tomorrow morning as defendant feels bad Nadiia Savchenko asked the court to adjourn the hearing for tomorrow. 02.03.16 16:40 5 730 2 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia

Prosecution asks for 23 years in prison for Savchenko: "Lord, what a shame" Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation is asking for 23 years in prison and a 100,000-ruble fine for Ukrainian aviatrix Nadiia Savchenko. 02.03.16 14:36 85 498 185 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia

Savchenko's sentence announcement date to be known on March 3, - lawyer The date of sentencing will be also announced the Global Day of support for Nadiia Savchenko, lawyers say. They are asking activists and politicians to raise the issue of Savchenko's fate as much as possible on that day by holding events and posting with the hashtag #FreeSavchenko. 29.02.16 10:23 2 662 16 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia

Author of petition on Latvia merger with Russia got six months in jail A Latvian court on Friday sentenced Maksim Koptelov, an ethnic Russian resident, to six months in prison for launching an online petition calling for the country to merge with Russia. 26.02.16 23:28 16 803 181 World

Terrorists may not execute Ukrainian prisoners, – Tandit Statements by ‘DPR’ and ‘LPR’ representatives about possible ‘executions’ of captured Ukrainian soldiers are intended to blackmail Kyiv during the Minsk agreements and negotiations on prisoner exchange. 07.02.16 15:20 40 860 152 Ukrainian Politics

‘DPR’ terrorists sentenced Azov soldier Chudnetsov to 30 years in prison Ukrainian prisoner in the Donbas, Azov regiment soldier Yevhen Chudnetsov has been sentenced to 30 years in a penal colony (plus two more years of imprisonment) by the ‘DPR’ terrorists. 07.02.16 11:56 41 851 147 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

Even with toughest verdict, Savchenko to avoid custody and return home, - lawyer Ukrainian pilot Nadiia Savchenko will return to Ukraine, even if Russian court sentences her to a lengthy prison term. 29.01.16 19:25 14 420 44 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia

Verdict in Savchenko's case may be deliberately postponed until February, - lawyer Polozov The verdict against Ukrainian people's deputy Nadiia Savchenko will not be delivered by Russian court prior to the session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. 12.01.16 17:13 3 315 19 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia

Kremlin set to launch campaign against Savchenko's defense, - lawyer Feygin Russian Presidential Administration is currently preparing an information campaign to be launched prior to convicting Ukrainian pilot, MP Nadiia Savchenko. 04.11.15 00:02 18 238 118 Ukrainian Politics

National Guard Logistics Chief Manzhura arrested for bribe-taking released due to change of charges Chief of the logistics service of the National Guard of Ukraine Sviatoslav Manzhura, who was charged of taking bribe in the amount of 232,000 hryvnia (over $10,000) from a businessman for assistance in winning a contract for the supply of canned meat, has been released from custody. 13.10.15 00:10 30 873 188 Oddities

Savchenko verdict ready, same as Sentsov’s one, pilot's lawyer says The Russian court's sentence for Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko has already been written, but she will be released sooner or later due to the growing diplomatic pressure. 07.09.15 10:09 17 349 149 Incidents

Sentsov and Kolchenko sing anthem of Ukraine after verdict delivered. VIDEO Ukrainian filmmaker Oleh Sentsov and activist Oleksandr Kolchenko started singing the national anthem of Ukraine, after the verdict was pronounced. 25.08.15 20:50 63 662 378 Previously in trend: Sentsov-Kolchenko verdict

"We are setting Nadiya up for guilty verdict and 25 years of imprisonment. We will prove her innocence procedurally but she will be sentenced regardless of this," – Savchenko’s lawyer Moscow lawyer of Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko Mark Feigin considers her conviction to be a done deal. 14.08.15 14:13 21 967 125 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Savchenko might be sentenced to 13 years or more, - lawyer Novikov Illegally kept in Russia Ukrainian MP and aviatrix Nadiya Savchenko might be sentenced to 13 years in prison. 22.06.15 10:13 53 272 472 Ukrainian Politics

‘People's mayor’ of Berdiansk sentenced to 13 years for separatism. PHOTO The so-called people's mayor of Berdiansk city in that Zaporizhia region Viktor Kalaianov was sentenced to 13 years in prison by the Berdiansk City Court for treason against the state and creation of a terrorist group. 06.04.15 17:55 137 037 255 Incidents

Regime Receives Special Pleasure in Announcing Lutsenko’s Verdict on Orange Revolution Anniversary, Turchynov. VIDEO Kyiv Court of Appeals upheld Yuriy Lutsenko’s verdict intentionally on the anniversary of the Orange Revolution. 22.11.12 14:22 3 504 46 Previously in trend: Lutsenko Cases

Former Head of the State Commission on Financial Markets Regulation Sentenced to 5 Years The court hearing of the Kiev Shevchenkovskiy District Court started two hours late. The court sentenced former Head of the State Commission on Financial Markets Regulation Vasyl Volga to 5 years of incarceration. 24.09.12 19:57 5 314 44 Previously in trend: Volga Arrest