Nadiya Savchenko, the Ukrainian servicewoman-turned-lawmaker who spent two years in a Russian jail, announced a new hunger strike on August 2 to speed up the release of other Ukrainian prisoners-of-war, accusing Ukraine's president of ignoring their plight.
Voice of America: Ukraine’s Savchenko launches hunger strike over political inaction
Ukrainian pilot, who was freed from a Russian jail last May and current deputy of Ukrainian parliament and the deputy of Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Nadiya Savchenko looks on during a press-conference in Kyiv on Aug. 2.
