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Rachel Hagan

Brit captured by Russians beaten, stabbed and left to starve over five months of torture

The British-born Ukrainian marine who fought against the Russians and then was captured by them has recalled the horror of being imprisoned.

During more than five months as a prisoner of war, Aiden Aslin was beaten "black and blue", stabbed, threatened with execution and witnessed the killing of another prisoner.

He was captured with fellow Brit Shaun Pinner in the besieged city of Mariupol after their unit was forced to surrender when they ran out of food and ammunition.

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