Activists hold a picture depicting Ukrainian serviceman Vitaly Markiv as they shout "Free Markiv!" during a rally at the Italian embassy in Kiev on July 12, 2019. - An Italian court on July 12, 2019 sentenced a Ukrainian former national guard commander to 24 years in prison for the murder of a photographer and his translator in the early days of the conflict in eastern Ukraine. Vitaly Markiv was on trial for the killing of Italian photographer Andrea Rocchelli and his Russian assistant Andrei Mironov -- a former Soviet era dissident -- in May 2014, the first media deaths in the war between government forces and pro-Russian separatists. (Photo by Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP)

An activist holds a placard reading "Italy, do not be like Russia. Free Markiv" during a rally to ask for the release of Ukrainian former national guard commander Vitaly Markiv in front of the Italian embassy in Kiev on July 12, 2019. - An Italian court on July 12, 2019 sentenced a Ukrainian former national guard commander to 24 years in prison for the murder of a photographer and his translator in the early days of the conflict in eastern Ukraine. Vitaly Markiv was on trial for the killing of Italian photographer Andrea Rocchelli and his Russian assistant Andrei Mironov -- a former Soviet era dissident -- in May 2014, the first media deaths in the war between government forces and pro-Russian separatists. (Photo by Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP)

Activists take part in a rally to ask for the release of Ukrainian former national guard commander Vitaly Markiv in front of the Italian embassy in Kiev on July 12, 2019. - An Italian court on July 12, 2019 sentenced a Ukrainian former national guard commander to 24 years in prison for the murder of a photographer and his translator in the early days of the conflict in eastern Ukraine. Vitaly Markiv was on trial for the killing of Italian photographer Andrea Rocchelli and his Russian assistant Andrei Mironov -- a former Soviet era dissident -- in May 2014, the first media deaths in the war between government forces and pro-Russian separatists. (Photo by Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP)

Activists hold a picture depicting Ukrainian serviceman Vitaly Markiv as they shout "Free Markiv!" during a rally at the Italian embassy in Kiev on July 12, 2019. - An Italian court on July 12, 2019 sentenced a Ukrainian former national guard commander to 24 years in prison for the murder of a photographer and his translator in the early days of the conflict in eastern Ukraine. Vitaly Markiv was on trial for the killing of Italian photographer Andrea Rocchelli and his Russian assistant Andrei Mironov -- a former Soviet era dissident -- in May 2014, the first media deaths in the war between government forces and pro-Russian separatists. (Photo by Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP)

Activists hold a picture depicting Ukrainian serviceman Vitaly Markiv as they shout "Free Markiv!" during a rally at the Italian embassy in Kiev on July 12, 2019. - An Italian court on July 12, 2019 sentenced a Ukrainian former national guard commander to 24 years in prison for the murder of a photographer and his translator in the early days of the conflict in eastern Ukraine. Vitaly Markiv was on trial for the killing of Italian photographer Andrea Rocchelli and his Russian assistant Andrei Mironov -- a former Soviet era dissident -- in May 2014, the first media deaths in the war between government forces and pro-Russian separatists. (Photo by Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP)

An activist holds a placard reading "Italy, do not be like Russia. Free Markiv" during a rally to ask for the release of Ukrainian former national guard commander Vitaly Markiv in front of the Italian embassy in Kiev on July 12, 2019. - An Italian court on July 12, 2019 sentenced a Ukrainian former national guard commander to 24 years in prison for the murder of a photographer and his translator in the early days of the conflict in eastern Ukraine. Vitaly Markiv was on trial for the killing of Italian photographer Andrea Rocchelli and his Russian assistant Andrei Mironov -- a former Soviet era dissident -- in May 2014, the first media deaths in the war between government forces and pro-Russian separatists. (Photo by Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP)

An activist writes "Free Markiv !" on a banner during a rally to ask for the release of Ukrainian former national guard commander Vitaly Markiv in front of the Italian embassy in Kiev on July 12, 2019. - An Italian court on July 12, 2019 sentenced a Ukrainian former national guard commander to 24 years in prison for the murder of a photographer and his translator in the early days of the conflict in eastern Ukraine. Vitaly Markiv was on trial for the killing of Italian photographer Andrea Rocchelli and his Russian assistant Andrei Mironov -- a former Soviet era dissident -- in May 2014, the first media deaths in the war between government forces and pro-Russian separatists. (Photo by Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP)

An activist holds a placard reading "How much does justice cost?" next to a barricade made with pizza boxes in front of the Italian embassy in Kiev, during a rally to ask for the release of Ukrainian former national guard commander Vitaly Markiv on July 12, 2019. - An Italian court on July 12, 2019 sentenced a Ukrainian former national guard commander to 24 years in prison for the murder of a photographer and his translator in the early days of the conflict in eastern Ukraine. Vitaly Markiv was on trial for the killing of Italian photographer Andrea Rocchelli and his Russian assistant Andrei Mironov -- a former Soviet era dissident -- in May 2014, the first media deaths in the war between government forces and pro-Russian separatists. (Photo by Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP)

An activist holds a placard reading "How much does justice cost?" next to a barricade made with pizza boxes in front of the Italian embassy in Kiev, during a rally to ask for the release of Ukrainian former national guard commander Vitaly Markiv on July 12, 2019. - An Italian court on July 12, 2019 sentenced a Ukrainian former national guard commander to 24 years in prison for the murder of a photographer and his translator in the early days of the conflict in eastern Ukraine. Vitaly Markiv was on trial for the killing of Italian photographer Andrea Rocchelli and his Russian assistant Andrei Mironov -- a former Soviet era dissident -- in May 2014, the first media deaths in the war between government forces and pro-Russian separatists. (Photo by Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP)

Activists hold a picture depicting Ukrainian serviceman Vitaly Markiv as they shout "Free Markiv!" during a rally at the Italian embassy in Kiev on July 12, 2019. - An Italian court on July 12, 2019 sentenced a Ukrainian former national guard commander to 24 years in prison for the murder of a photographer and his translator in the early days of the conflict in eastern Ukraine. Vitaly Markiv was on trial for the killing of Italian photographer Andrea Rocchelli and his Russian assistant Andrei Mironov -- a former Soviet era dissident -- in May 2014, the first media deaths in the war between government forces and pro-Russian separatists. (Photo by Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP)

Policemen remove pizza boxes used for a barricade in front of the Italian embassy in Kiev, during a rally to ask for the release of Ukrainian former national guard commander Vitaly Markiv on July 12, 2019. - An Italian court on July 12, 2019 sentenced a Ukrainian former national guard commander to 24 years in prison for the murder of a photographer and his translator in the early days of the conflict in eastern Ukraine. Vitaly Markiv was on trial for the killing of Italian photographer Andrea Rocchelli and his Russian assistant Andrei Mironov -- a former Soviet era dissident -- in May 2014, the first media deaths in the war between government forces and pro-Russian separatists. (Photo by Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP)