Ukraine's Tymoshenko said to be "critical" as trial adjourned


KHARKIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Jailed Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko's trial for tax evasion was adjourned again on Friday as her defence counsel warned that her declining health had slumped to a "critical" level.

The former prime minister, the main opponent of President Viktor Yanukovich, was sentenced to seven years in prison in October 2011 on abuse-of-office charges.

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