Ukrainian deputy (non-factional) Nadiia Savchenko, in respect of which at present the Shevchenkivsky district court of Kyiv is choosing a preventive measure, has announced a hunger strike.
"I am starting a hunger strike from today," Savchenko said, speaking during the court session on Friday.
"It's no longer scary for me, I've already done it," she said. "God helped me last through a 83-day hunger strike [...] If he helps me last longer, I will live longer. If not, [my life] will end before you convict me," she told the judge.
Savchenko went on hunger strike in a Moscow detention facility in December 2014. She said it lasted more than 80 days. She has gone on hunger strike several times since then.
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