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Suspect in high-profile case of activist's murder sentenced to 15 years in prison.

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In 2018 Iryna Nozdrovska, a 38-year-old lawyer and human rights activist, was found dead with multiple stab wounds in Kyiv Oblast after receiving threats for seeking justice in her sister’s case. Yury Rossoshansky, 64, was found guilty of murdering her and ordered to pay $110,000 to the victims.

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