A Newark man has been told his execution will go ahead after he was sentenced to death by an internationally unrecognised Russian court, his family has said. Aiden Aslin, who fought with the Ukraine army against Vladimir Putin's invading forces, was given the sentence on June 9.
Appearing at a court in the separatist Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) alongside fellow Brit Shaun Pinner, the 28-year-old admitted to "training in order to carry out terrorist activities", according to the Russians.
Mr Aslin told his family his captors said there had been no attempt by UK officials to negotiate on his behalf. The Foreign Office is known to be actively investigating cases of British nationals who have been detained in Ukraine, and is providing support to the families of Mr Aslin and Mr Pinner, reports the BBC.
