The Latest Breaking News from Aiden Aslin

Bring ‘much-loved’ captured Aiden Aslin home, say his emotional family

‘Aiden is a much-loved man and very much missed, and we hope that he will be released very soon,’ his family said.

Evening Standard · Jun 7, 2022

Family of Briton captured by Russian forces in Ukraine share emotional statement

Relatives of Aiden Aslin, one of three men accused of being mercenaries for Ukrainian forces, have said they are working with the Foreign Office.

The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2022

Pro-Russia officials open trial against Britons captured fighting in Ukraine

Prosecutors from self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic say men face death penalty

The Guardian - UK · Jun 7, 2022

Brit fighter arrested by Russia forced to read humiliating confession on video

Andrew Hill, from Plymouth, is apparently being held in Donetsk in eastern Ukraine and being made to read a statement renouncing the involvement of mercenary fighters in Ukraine

Daily Mirror · May 3, 2022

Two British fighters captured in Ukraine could face death penalty

Shaun Pinner and Aiden Aslin, who have both lived in Ukraine for years, were caught by Russian soldiers in the disputed Donbas region

Manchester Evening News · May 2, 2022

British 'mercs' captured while fighting for Ukraine threatened with the death penalty

Shaun Pinner and Aiden Aslin charged with 'a number of crimes against civilians of the Donetsk People’s Republic'

Wales Online · May 2, 2022

Brit prisoners in Russia may face death penalty over claims of 'crimes on civilians'

Aiden Aslin, 28, and Shaun Pinner, 48, were both captured within days of each other while fighting alongside Ukrainian forces in the besieged city of Mariupol last month

Daily Mirror · May 2, 2022

Russia publishes list of 100 Brit 'mercenaries' supposedly fighting in Ukraine

The Russian pro-war Telegram channel Rybar has published a list of 99 British men and one woman who are supposedly part of the “International Legion of Territorial Defence of Ukraine”

Daily Mirror · Apr 28, 2022

Aiden Aslin: Journalist accused of spreading Russian propaganda 'happy to answer for his actions'

Graham Phillips has spoken out after YouTube and Facebook removed his video

Nottingham Post · Apr 27, 2022

Facebook removes video of captured Notts man after Dorries rang Clegg, says Prime Minister

Aiden Aslin was captured while fighting with Ukrainian armed forces against Russia earlier this month

Nottingham Post · Apr 26, 2022