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Rachel Hagan & Chloe Burrell

British aid worker dies after being held hostage in occupied Ukraine, Russian claims

A British aid worker captured in Ukraine has died while being held hostage on accusations of being a spy, Russia state news site Tass has claimed.

Paul Urey, who was being held in captivity in the so-called Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), died on July 10 "due to illness and stress", the Ombudsman of the DPR Daria Morozova claimed on her Telegram social media channel.

His family also confirmed the death to Sky News, stating that he passed away five days ago "due to sickness", according to information that they received from the Foreign Office, The Mirror reports.

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