Halya Coynash: Predictable cruelty, worrying news on Savchenko’s 2nd birthday in Russian captivity
People hold portraits of Ukrainian military pilot Nadiya Savchenko during a demonstration in front of the Russian embassy in Kiev on March 22, 2016.
Nadiya Savchenko spent her 35th birthday alone on Wednesday, after her 78-year-old mother was refused permission to see her.