Russian prosecutors want Nadia Savchenko to remain in custody until April 2016

12:14, 17.12.2015 1 min read

Russian prosecutors have lodged a petition requesting that the custodial term of Ukrainian pilot Nadia Savchenko, charged with involvement in the murder of Russian journalists in eastern Ukraine, be extended until April 2016, Savchenko's lawyer Nikolai Polozov wrote on his Twitter account.

"The prosecutors are requesting an extension of [Savchenko's] custodial term until April 16, 2016," he said.