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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Andrew Roth

Two more Britons captured in Ukraine could face death penalty

Dylan Healy
Dylan Healy (pictured above) and Andrew Hill were also charged with ‘forcible seizure of power’ and undergoing ‘terrorist’ training, according to Russian state media. Photograph: SWNS

Two more Britons held by Russian proxies in east Ukraine have been charged with fighting as mercenaries, Russian state media have reported, indicating that they could face the death penalty in a likely attempt to pressure western countries to make a deal for their freedom.

Britons Andrew Hill of Plymouth and Dylan Healy of Huntingdon were reported to have also been charged with “forcible seizure of power” and undergoing “terrorist” training, according to a state news agency in Russian-controlled Donetsk. The report was sourced to an anonymous official and has not been confirmed.

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