Mail Online
BY WILL STEWARTÂ AND FLORA DRURYÂ
- Vita Zaverukha, 19, arrested after a failed attempt to rob a petrol stationÂ
- Two police officers killed and three injured after ensuing chase in KievÂ
- Vita is a known to be a neo-Nazi, spreading her views through social media
- But she featured in French magazine Elle praising female Ukrainian fighters
A neo-Nazi portrayed as Ukraine’s version of Joan of Arc by French fashion magazine Elle for her ‘brave’ fight against the Russian separatists has been arrested in connection with the deaths of two policemen.
Vita Zaverukha was taken into custody after two officers were killed and three more injured on May 4, following a gang’s failed attempt to rob a petrol station in the capital Kiev.
The gang, who all have links to the far-right in Ukraine, and allegedly were involved in a shoot out as they tried to flee the scene.
At first glance, it seems shocking that this slight, blonde teenager could be involved at all.