MOSCOW: A Russian court on Monday found Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko guilty of complicity in the killing of two Russian journalists, Russian news agencies reported.

Prosecutors had earlier asked the court to sentence Savchenko, whose case is a major source of tension between Russia and Ukraine, to 23 years in prison.

The 34-year-old is regarded as a national hero by many Ukrainians. She has denied any wrongdoing.