Procedure to extradite Ukraine's Savchenko from Russia started - RIA

Former Ukrainian army pilot Nadezhda Savchenko gestures from inside a glass-walled cage during a verdict hearing at a court in the southern border town of Donetsk in Rostov region, Russia, March 21, 2016. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A procedure to extradite jailed Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko from Russia has begun, RIA news agency quoted her lawyer as saying on Wednesday.

A Russian court sentenced Savchenko to 22 years in jail on March 22 after finding her guilty of involvement in the killing of two Russian journalists during the separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine. She denied any involvement.