A former care worker from Newark who is fighting alongside Ukrainian marines in the city of Mariupol said his unit has "no choice but to surrender". Aiden Aslin, 28, moved to the eastern European country after meeting his fiancée in 2018 and became a Marine in the Ukraine military.
Since Russian president Vladamir Putin ordered the invasion, Aiden has been helping with the attempt to hold back Russian forces. He is reported to have contacted his family in the early hours claiming the unit had run out of food and ammunition.
He had been fighting with the 39th Brigade Ukrainian Marines, the Mirror reports
