Captured British fighter Aiden Aslin appears in Donetsk pro-Russian court in Ukraine
Telegraph, 08 Jun 2022
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Two British men captured by Russian forces in Ukraine went on trial on Tuesday in separatist-controlled eastern Ukraine on charges carrying the death penalty.
Aiden Aslin, 28, and Shaun Pinner, 48 were seen in the defendants’ dock in their first public appearance in almost two months, after they were captured by the Russian army serving alongside Ukrainian marines in Mariupol.
The men are now accused of fighting as mercenaries, despite the fact that both live in Ukraine and have officially served in its armed forces for several years.
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Two British men captured by Russian forces in Ukraine went on trial on Tuesday in separatist-controlled eastern Ukraine on charges carrying the death penalty.
Aiden Aslin, 28, and Shaun Pinner, 48 were seen in the defendants’ dock in their first public appearance in almost two months, after they were captured by the Russian army serving alongside Ukrainian marines in Mariupol.
The men are now accused of fighting as mercenaries, despite the fact that both live in Ukraine and have officially served in its armed forces for several years.
Read the full article here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/06/08/captured-british-fighters-aiden-aslin-sean-pinner-face-death/
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