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Sentsov and Co-Accused Sing Ukraine Anthem in Response to Sentence

Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov and Ukrainian activist Alexander Kolchenko sang the Ukrainian national anthem as they were sentenced in a Russian court on terror charges on August 25. Sentsov was sentenced to 20 years, while Kolchenko was sentenced to 10 years. Sentsov’s trial has been condemned by Amnesty International, who called on Russia to drop the charges. This video shows the pair singing as the verdict is read out. Credit: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty