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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Dan Sabbagh

British man fighting in Ukraine forced to surrender to Russians

Aiden Aslin in Ukraine.
Aiden Aslin, from Newark, joined Ukraine’s marines in 2018. Photograph: Twitter/@cossackgundi

A Briton who has been fighting with the Ukrainian armed forces in the besieged city of Mariupol has been forced to surrender along with his unit to the Russians because they have run out of food and ammunition.

Aiden Aslin, from Newark, joined Ukraine’s marines in 2018 but has told friends and family that he and his comrades cannot hold out any longer as the Russians gradually tighten their grip on the southern port city.

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