The family of a Nottinghamshire man who has reportedly been sentenced to death after being captured in Ukraine have appealed for the judgement to be overturned. It has been reported that Aiden Aslin, 28, from Newark, who was captured by Russian forces in April while fighting for Ukraine, has now been handed a death sentence by a Russian court.
He was captured while fighting for the Ukrainian Marines and has been used as a bargaining chip by Vladimir Putin's regime for the release of a pro-Russian politician being held in Ukraine. Mr Aslin moved to Ukraine in 2018 and later joined the armed forces.
Fellow Briton Shaun Pinner, 48, also appeared at a court in the separatist Donetsk People's Republic (DPR). It is claimed by state-owned Russian news agency RIA that the pair have admitted "training in order to carry out terrorist activities".
