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Russian Justice Ministry Confirms Receipt of Savchenko Extradition Request

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According to Alexander Konovalov, Russian Justice Ministry has received a request to extradite Ukrainian national Nadezhda Savchenko serving 22 years in Russia... 18.05.2016, Sputnik International

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Russian Justice Ministry Confirms Receipt of Savchenko Extradition Request

07:57 GMT 18.05.2016 (Updated: 08:16 GMT 18.05.2016)

© REUTERS / StringerFormer Ukrainian army pilot Nadezhda Savchenko looks out from a glass-walled cage as she attends a court hearing in the southern border town of Donetsk in Rostov region, Russia, in this file picture taken March 9, 2016

Former Ukrainian army pilot Nadezhda Savchenko looks out from a glass-walled cage as she attends a court hearing in the southern border town of Donetsk in Rostov region, Russia, in this file picture taken March 9, 2016 - Sputnik International

According to Alexander Konovalov, Russian Justice Ministry has received a request to extradite Ukrainian national Nadezhda Savchenko serving 22 years in Russia for the murder of two journalists.

Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko - Sputnik International

Savchenko Begins Filling Out Extradition Papers in Russia - Lawyer

28 April 2016, 11:15 GMT

ST. PETERSBURG (Sputnik) – The Russian Justice Ministry has received a request to extradite Ukrainian national Nadezhda Savchenko serving 22 years in Russia for the murder of two journalists, Justice Minister Alexander Konovalov said Wednesday.

“The package [of documents] from the Federal Penitentiary Service on Savchenko has arrived,” Konovalov said during a justice forum in St. Petersburg.