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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Will Stewart

British fighters in Ukraine facing death penalty from pro-Putin execution squad

Two British ‘mercenaries’ who fought for Ukraine were today told they face the death penalty at the hands of pro-Putin separatists.

Captives Shaun Pinner, 48, and Andrew Hill, 35, are to be put on trial in self-styled Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR).

Pro-Russians are feared to be aiming to stage a show aimed at maximising concessions in Britain.

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