A friend of Aiden Aslin has said described him as a man with a "heart of gold". Mr Aslin, 28, from Newark, fought for Ukraine and was captured by Russia in April, and it's now been reported he has been handed a death sentence after being accused of being "mercenaries".
His family have pleaded for the death sentence to be overturned, saying "we love Aiden with all our hearts". People living in Balderton, where the Aslin family live, have described the situation as "absolutely awful".
Both men are members of regular Ukrainian military units fighting in Mariupol, the southern port city which was the scene of some of the heaviest fighting since Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine. Interfax, a Russian news agency, has claimed the men would be able to appeal against their convictions.
