The family of a Nottinghamshire man who is being held as a prisoner of war in Russia say their lives "have been turned upside down". Aiden Aslin, 28, is originally from Newark but moved to Ukraine in 2018 where he met his girlfriend before joining the marines.
Footage on Russian state TV shows him being led around in handcuffs with a cut on his forehead, having been captured by Russian forces. Speaking dispassionately and slowly, in broken sentences, he says: “I fought in beginning, Ukraine was good side. But then eventually I see they don’t make right decisions that would end war.”
His family say he is not a volunteer or a spy, contrary to what has been said by the Kremlin, and that he has been speaking under duress. They have labelled the footage as "deeply disturbing" in a statement released by their local MP Robert Jenrick. He has been described as a "much-loved young man" who has a lot of friends and wanted to play his part in defending Ukraine against the Russian invasion.
