Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko has called on citizens of Russia to "raise themselves from their knees" shortly after being freed from Moscow following a two-year imprisonment for her role in the conflict against pro-Russian rebels.
Al Jazeera: Savchenko calls on Russians to defy regime
Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko (C) is greeted by servicemen from the Aydar battalion as Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko stands beside during a ceremony in Kyiv on May 25.