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Will Stewart

Brits facing firing squad by sham Russian court set to appeal death sentence

British fighters facing the death penalty after being captured by pro- Russian forces are planning to appeal, a lawyer has said.

Aiden Aslin, 28, and Shaun Pinner, 48, face being shot by a firing squad after being convicted in a “show trial” of alleged war crimes by a pro-Russian proxy court.

Yulia Tserkovnikova, who has been appointed by the Donetsk People’s Republic court to represent Shaun, said: "My colleagues and I are working on the text of the appeal in the interests of our clients.

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