Yulia Nasulina. Donetsk town court of the Rostov region on Wednesday started questioning a secret witness in the case of a citizen of Ukraine Hopes Savchenko, accused of belonging to the death of Russian correspondents in the Donbass, reports journalist Last news .

before the court had been interrogated a number of witnesses When the ban on videotaping.

"we have secret Witness. It is located beyond visual observation, " said the judge. The witness is testifying under an assumed name and with a changed voice.

The court refused satisfaction of the petition of state charge of " closing the courtroom to ensure the safety of the witness ".

The Russian investigative Committee charges the Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko of complicity In violent deprivation of life 2 Russian correspondents in the Donbass in the summer of 2014, as well as illegal crossing of border of the Russian Federation and Ukraine under the guise of a refugee.

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