Freed Aiden Aslin was "made to say" propaganda lines after he was captured by the Russian troops. The soldier, who is originally from Newark, Nottinghamshire, was already living in Ukraine and joined the army in a joint effort to defend the nation against Vladimir Putin's invasion.
Mr Aslin had been fighting with his unit in the besieged south eastern city of Mariupol. He has finally returned home after being sentenced to death in the so-called Donetsk People's Republic [DPT] for "mercenary activities and committing actions aimed at seizing power and overthrowing the constitutional order of the DPR."
Mr Aslin has now taken back control of his Twitter account and opened up about the horrors he and others endured since their capture in Mariupol on April 12. He said he spoke under duress and was "made to say" that Ukrainians bombard civilian areas on purpose.
