Some big news just in from Kyiv:
Ukrainian Court Sentences Two Russians On Terrorism Charges
A Ukrainian court has sentenced two Russian nationals to 14 years in jail each on charges of fighting alongside Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine.
On April 18, the Holosiiv District Court in Kyiv found Aleksandr Aleksandrov and Yevgeny Yerofeyev guilty of conducting terrorist acts and aggressive military activities in Ukraine's east and sentenced them the same day.
The two pleaded not guilty and retracted previous video statements admitting they were on active duty with the Russian military when they were captured in the Luhansk region in May 2015. Both maintain that the statements were made under duress.
Moscow contends Yerofeyev and Aleksandrov were no longer employed by the state when they were captured.
Russia denies accusations that it is providing weapons, training, and personnel to support pro-Russian separatists fighting government forces in eastern Ukraine.