Five British nationals held as prisoners of war by Russian-backed forces in Ukraine have been safely returned, says Prime Minister Liz Truss.
The British prisoners of war were reportedly released after Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman contacted the Kremlin to discuss the release of ten prisoners, the five Brits, one Moroccan, a Swede, a Croatian, and two Americans. Health Secretary Robert Jenrick has said Aiden Aslin is one of the people released.
Mr Aslin was one of two British men captured by Russian forces in June, before they appeared before a court in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, a breakaway region in Ukraine's east , according to our sister site The Mirror. Today Mr Jenrick tweeted: "I am delighted that my constituent, Aiden Aslin, and the other British prisoners of war held captive by the Russian authorities have finally been released and are on their way back to the UK."
