The friend of a British soldier captured fighting for Ukraine by Russian forces says his death sentence will “invigorate” those still resisting Vladimir Putin's forces.
Aiden Aslin, 28, was convicted of taking action towards violent seizure of power at a show trial in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic.
Another Brit, 48-year-old Shaun Pinner, and Moroccan national Saaudun Brahim, were also convicted after all three were accused of being “mercenaries” for fighting with Ukrainian troops.
