The mother of an aid worker from Manchester who died after being captured in Ukraine said her 'heart is broken' as five British prisoners were released from captivity.
Paul Urey, 45, died in July after being captured by Russian forces whilst working as a humanitarian aid volunteer at a checkpoint south of the city of Zaporizhzhia in south-eastern Ukraine.
Daria Morozova, the human rights ombudsperson for the Moscow-supported leadership in Donetsk, branded Mr Urey a 'mercenary' and claimed he had died in captivity of chronic illness and stress. After Mr Urey's body was released by pro-Russia forces, Ukraine's foreign minister said it had showed signs of 'possible unspeakable torture.'
