Deputies of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on the first day of the week turned to his colleague, pilot, Hoping Savchenko, located in the remand prison in Russia on charges of forcible deprivation of life of the Russian correspondents, to stop the hunger strike.

This appeal was supported by 329 parliamentarians when the required minimum of 226 votes.

Accused of belonging in the death of Russian correspondents Hope Savchenko is hosted in Russian jail since the summer of 2014. More than 70 days she is on hunger strike, demanding to return to their homeland.

the results held in October in Ukraine's parliamentary elections Savchenko was elected representative of the people of the Verkhovna Rada from the party " Batkivshchyna ", elected member of the permanent delegation of the Parliament in PACE.

the head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko on the first day of the week assigned Savchenko title " Hero of Ukraine ".

"After notification of the decree of the President of the Parliament is obliged to sign up to the hero of Ukraine pilot Savchenko our petition to stop the hunger strike, as the heroes we need live," said the leader of the largest in the Ukrainian Parliament faction " Block Petro Poroshenko Yuriy Lutsenko, his speeches in Parliament.

"Hope, you are needed here, in the Ukrainian Parliament, in the European Parliament. We expect your MP here after termination of the hunger strike and the continuing struggle in another form, " added the people's choice.

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