Ukraine arrests heroine Savchenko

The Ukrainian authorities have arrested parliamentarian and former Air Force pilots Nadja Savchenko.

Savchenko grew into a national hero in Ukraine after being imprisoned in 2014 by pro-Russian separatists. She was detained for a long time in Russia, but was released in 2016 by a prisoner exchange. Savchenko went into politics in her homeland, where she regularly criticized the current authorities.

The politician himself states that undercover agents were trying to incite her to a plot to overthrow the government. They wanted to discredit her, says Savchenko. In her own words she played along to bring the authorities' nefarious plans to light.